Today was sunny so I went for a run. It's still cool
(7C/45F) but wrapped up well and with heated grips set to "high" it
was quite pleasant. I went down to Dumfries and stopped at the Devil's Beef Tub
on the way home. This is a hollow formed by hills at the end of a valley. The
name comes from its use by the Johnstones, a local clan, to hide stolen
cattle.
Panoramas of the Beef Tub
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| This a memorial to a covenanter shot by troops here in 1685 |
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| The CBF in Glencaple |
Such an odd name, but once you explained the reasoning it makes sense. I thought maybe it was a pub when I read the title.
ReplyDeleteI was with Trobairitz on this one--I thought that this post was gonna go foodie. :D Living in the American West, I enjoy a good stolen cattle story. ;-)
ReplyDeleteThe Devil's Beef PUB? - I'd drink there!
ReplyDeleteThis area is associated with the Border Reivers - lawless families who plundered on both sides of the border.