To celebrate the creation of this section of the Haggis Highway events will take place on 13th and 14th October 2012.
The events are as follows:
Inverness ~ Dinner GC3PYR5 - Saturday 13th October from 17:00, 18:00 for dinner
Bridge of Brown ~ Lunch GC3PRW9 - Sunday 14th October from 12 noon ~16:00
A quick cache and dash beside Glen Urquhart Free Church. There is parking available outside the church, please do not block the entrance. Stealth may be required, probably best not to visit this cache on a Sunday during service times or Wednesday evenings when there is bible study according to the sign at the church entrance. The cache itself is NOT within the grounds of the church.
This church was built in 1844 by the people of the Glen. Many congregations found that they were not allowed land on which to build a church or manse, and great hardships were endured. Some had to worship in the open air. In the Glen, the church you see was built by local effort and money. This is why many of the Free Churches in the Highlands were not great architectural achievements or monuments. The buildings were erected by a people who wanted to worship God simply and humbly, to hear the Word of God, and to meet in relative warmth and safety. The height of this church was reduced circa 1960 after being damaged by fire.