In the past, cattle from the North of Scotland used to be "driven" to markets in the South by walking them along established routes over land for many days or weeks. One of these Drover Routes went over Cnoc nan Gaimhean. which has an old cairn on its side. "Cnoc" is the word for a rounded hill and "Gaimhnean" means young male calve or stirk and the cairn may well be a way-marker for the drovers. The hill was an established place to rest the cattle over night. Very soon someone built an ale house near the hillock where the drovers could get a pint and a soft bed if they could afford it. This was called the Aultnamain Inn
According to the Tain Museum, the Aultnamain Inn, was run by the MacKay Family. They had many children, William Mackay is registered in the 1851 Census as the Innkeeper there. It seems, from the information, that William met the daughter of the Aultnamain's Innkeeper through his work, married her, and inherited the Inn to manage.
The Aultnamain Inn used to host legendary music festivals, staging people such as Michael Weston King, Tonight at noon, etc. These festivals were over a weekend, and went on all night. They were awesome.
The "Aultnamain Inn" was still run as a pub until the 1990's when it was converted to a private house.