MacFarlane s lantern , the full moon. Inset: Tim Porteus
A shortened version of our columnist Tim Porteus’s new book, Road of Legends, is exclusively serialised each week in the Courier. Here is the next mini-chapter. IZZY continued the story: “Rob unbolted the door and cautiously opened it. A MacGregor clansman was outside, out of breath from running. “‘Soldiers are at Tyndrum looking for you, Rob,’ he said. ‘They are staying at the inn asking everyone questions.’” “Where’s Tyndrum?” asked Finn. “Just a few miles west of here, we’ll see it tomorrow,” said Izzy. “It was an important meeting place for drovers and other travellers, as the roads from the west and north meet there. So the inn was often busy.”