On 3^rd August 2022, The Murray Clan will be lacing up their walking boots to raise money for the Alzheimer’s Society to fund crucial services for people living with dementia. Can you help us to raise as much as we can to make a life-changing impact for people affected by dementia?

As a tribute to Eilidh Murray, and to Sandy Murray who cared for her in her last years, Fiona, Jane, Kirsty, Angus and their families will walk 200 miles between them around the hills and glens of Invermark in Glen Esk, Scotland. The Challenge will complete with the ascent of Mount Keen 939m (3,081 feet) for those still standing.

The annual gathering in Glen Esk was always the highlight of Eilidh and Sandy’s year and remains so for the whole family. Sandy first visited the Glen from Dundee as a little boy in 1930, and helped on the farms during the holidays growing up. When Eilidh and Sandy were married in Pitlochry in 1953, the traditions of the Glen holidays grew year after year. Wonderful memories remain with each and every member of the family aged 6 months to 60 odd years.

Together, the Murray Clan will walk 100 miles and then will walk 100 more, following the heather tracks of old, the banks and braes, the shining rivers and burns, rocks and crags so loved by Eilidh and Sandy. 200 miles represents the road and the miles from Dundee through Pitlochry to Glen Esk and back.

Participants
Angus & Jane, Alexander, Jake and Megan Murray; Kirsty & Steven, Ross and Nancy Battersby; Jane Murray & Tony Walker; Fiona & Colin Williams; Mark & Kate, Rory and Ollie Williams; Ian & Liz, and Erin Williams

Route
Invermark Castle – Lochlee Parish Church - Westbank – Dalbrack Bridge – River North Esk – Dykeneuk - West Migvie – East Migvie – Tirlybirly - Woodhaugh – Buskead Bridge – Ivy Cottage - Tarfside Bridge – The Parsonage – Tarfside Farm – Priest’s Stone – Rowan Tower – Westbank - Loch Lee Car Park – House of Mark – Water of Mark - Queen’s Well – Glenmark Cottage – Ladder Burn - Mount Keen – Invermark Castle

The Glen by Sandy Murray – September 1959

If you’ve never seen the sun set on Loch Lee
Or the redness of the rowans on the tree
The glory of the trout’s jump in the stream
The view from the top of Keen, that’s like a dream
          You’ve never lived

If you have never heard the bellow of a stag
Or the eagle’s scream that echoes from the crag
The grouse’s cry when startled from its lair
The skylark’s song that seems to fill the air
          You’ve never lived

If you’ve never felt the quiet of the hill
That peace that nothing else can e’er fulfil
Then you’ve never been as have those happy blest
In that loveliest of all the glens – Glen Esk
          And you’ve never lived

**Scroll through the Media Gallery above for a few more photos from over the years**