The name come's from a famous painting and a Tv series, He looks so majestic with his head held high. The series is loosely based on Sir Compton Mackenzie's Highland Novels, which are set in the same location but in the s and s. The first book in that series is called The Monarch of the Glen, which was a reference to the famous painting of the same name by Landseer.
Filming took between six and eight months per series in the Badenoch and Strathspey area of the Scottish Highlands, in particular at Ardverikie House, which was the location for the fictional "Glenbogle House". Now I just wanna state straight up that I don't generally like war films, especially those that glorify war and such. However, does anything but glorify war. It's an excellent film. I watched it about 8 months ago, and made some figs then, so these may be a bit outdated but here they are anyway.
And before anyone tells me "actually, that gun is from and they wouldn't have used it at that point in the war" I don't really care :P. Check out my Instagram? Follow my Twitter? Check out my linktree for all my socials - linktr. The town is a seaside resort and is home to the Lahinch Golf Club. It has become a popular surfing location.
Several earth forts in the area indicate that the area was inhabited in ancient times, the most prominent of which is on the northern side of the hill above the village along the road to Ennistymon.
The fort is believed to have been built by the Danish Vikings and lies on a hill which later became known as "Doctor's Hill" after a doctor was murdered there.
