neil pendreich
from strathaven.
Posted 16 Oct 2006.
our family holidays in the late 50's were most often spent in glen finglas in the trossachs - the big trunk would be packed and we would take the train to Callander where we would be met and taken up the glen - we stayed in most of the little houses up the glenat one time or another some of whose occupants had a little hut where they would decant to during the holiday period in order to let out their house - i still visit the area to this day with my grandchildren but what changes have taken place over the last 50 yrars - Callander has long lost its railway station - a large dam was thrown over the glen in the 60's the resulting loch being used to supplement glasgow's water supply and a good percentage of the houses are now second homes or occupied by commuters working in glasgow - gone are the shepherds and gamekeepers etc which is all a bit sad but times move on - i remember Mrs McAdam had the postoffice in Brig o' Turk at the time and one of out neighbours were a Mr and Mrs Sinclair - anyone else with memories of the glen ?
