Tighnabruaich

Last year during one of our longer trips to the caravan we decided to drive to the nearby towns and one of the towns that we visited was Tighnabruaich as it was only a forty minute drive from the campsite.

On the way there we passed the viewpoint which due to the great weather was packed with tourists and locals so we decided to visit it on the way home when it was less crowded and the lay-by that was used as the car park would have some space for me to park my car. When we did go there we saw that the viewpoint which was rather high up (500ft) had a view of the East Kyle and the Isle of Bute which was pretty impressive.

Viewpoint by caledonianmsc

Secret Coast Scarecrows

Just as we drove past the sign welcoming you to the town we spotted this dark, humanoid figure with horns. We both got the fright of our lives as we had no idea what we just seen. The only way I can properly describe it is that it looked like the man with antlers that appears in TVs Hannibal. After the initial shock Stu recalled that when he was researching the local area he came across a few websites that mentioned the first annual Secret Coast Scarecrows. Basically during the summer there are a total of 50 Scarecrows that are on display and entrants to the competition must find all 50 scarecrows and fill out the trail sheet as they go along.
As I did not take my camera with me on this trip as we only intended to go food shopping in Tighnabruaich I had to search the Internet to find images of some of the scarecrows we seen that day.

Drunk Scarecrow from NESA

Terrifying Scarecrow at Entrance by Briars and Thorns

More images can be found at:

• www.nesa.co.uk
• Briars and Thorns Arts