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From the village square take the Glen Road (opposite the
village hall), marked on the map in yellow, up on to the open moor beyond the
cattle grid. Carry on along the road till the signs for the Wildcat Trail at
Milton are reached. On the left are two plinths showing on one, the skyline of
the Glen, and on the other the information on the old Milton township that was a
settlement used in the early 19th century until the people moved out to make way
for sheep. Follow the road till just past the second cattle grid a quarried out
knoll is reached. Two tracks diverge here onto the moor. Take the left hand one
leading up towards the nearest hill, Creag an Loin (Creag an Loin -- the crag of the pool), and follow it to a point just
below the nearest prominent crags on the hillside. Here you will find a plaque
inscribed to "Lt-Col. Duncan Iver Macpherson O.B.E. of Banchor whose ashes
are interred at this spot". From here there is a wide ranging view over the
strath of the Spey and the surrounding hills. After a grassy start this path
climbs into thick heather, which is a glorious sight when in bloom in late
August and September.
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