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 cache in Farley Wood. Parking is available at the entrance to the wood, please park sensibly and do not block the gate. Ideal for a dog walk but you will have to negotiate a couple of steps to get up and over the fence.
Felling started about 1904, but most timber was cut during the two world wars. For example, about 1,100 acres of Farley Wood which had a total area of 1 ,346 acres, were felled during the First World War, mainly mature Scots pine and European larch. The trees were milled on the lower slopes of Farley Hill and conveyed for about a mile to a specially built siding near Beauly Station by an overhead wire cable constructed in 1907. Timber only took ten minutes by the cableway compared to two hours by cart.
In the Second World War felling was again extensive. Another 240 acres were felled in Farley Wood. A company of Newfoundland civilian foresters was posted to the area and set up headquarters in Beauly. Later, Canadian foresters under military control, with headquarters at Belladrum House, operated a large sawmill at Allarburn and workshops at Beauly Station. The road in Beauly known as Maple Vale marks the site of the workshops, and the flagpole in the Square was erected by the Canadians to commemorate their residence in the area.
Someone said about the fellings which took place "When the war ended, everyone was so excited they forgot to tell the Canadians to stop felling the trees in Farley Wood".