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Visit this beautiful and peaceful country escape and discover the amazing scenery and wildlife whilst staying in Tomcraggach Farmhouse (sleeps 6).
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We look forward to welcoming you, Nial & Carolyne Mackinlay.

29/08/2024

What a feast of rowans await the fieldfares and redwings when they arrive here from Scandinavia and Iceland soon 🙂. The amazing amount of blossom in early June has led to such a heavy crop of berries that some branches are almost breaking under the weight.

26/08/2024

We had two very special four legged visitors to Tomcraggach on the Friday of the Blair Horse trials. Meet Connie and Viv out on a hack with Mary and Georgia 😁.

13/07/2024

The sky is on fire tonight! 😊

20/02/2024

Don’t you just love trees! Despite being wind blown over a small ravine in a storm many many years ago, this beech had enough roots still connected to the forest floor to start growing afresh from the felled trunk and now has several main trunks reaching over 40 feet to the forest canopy 😊.

07/02/2024

Nice to see the sun and blue skies after the rain 😎.

20/01/2024

New life from old. Ok so the dogs might not be quite so interested but please take a few seconds to have a look at the life springing out of this old fallen beech! There are enough roots still connected with the earth to allow saplings to grow from one of the branches; blaeberries have established themselves in a pocket in the now dead part of the root structure up high; a myriad of mosses, lichens and ferns have found a home dripping from the branches and this will be teeming with insect life come the spring. This and many other amazing trees are there waiting to be found in the woods around Tomcraggach. Enjoy some forest bathing when you’re here 🙂

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08/01/2024

Ben Lomond on a fine January day showing Scotland at its winter finest 😁. Only 40 miles away from Tomcraggach Farmhouse as the eagle flies, Ben Lomond is actually a bit of a drive away but you have loads of Munros and Corbetts to choose from in the immediate neighbourhood of Tomcraggach situated as it is beside the impressive Drumochter hills in the Cairngorm National park. Link in bio

15/07/2023

Blonde tail highlights seem to be in fashion at the moment

27/06/2023

This lovely tawny owl decided to spend some chill out time sitting on our rain gauge whilst keeping half an eye open for an evening snack.

28/05/2023

This new woodland habitat is really coming into its own now. Planted up with native oak, birch, ‘granny’ Scot’s, rowan, goat willow and gean, the woodland is now full of wildlife and home to many nesting birds. Swipe to see the growth year on year.

27/05/2023

Our morning visitor 🙂. Usually nocturnal, the elusive Pine Martens often visit bird and red squirrel feeders and can sometimes be seen in broad daylight during these longer spring and summer days.

12/05/2023

New all seater spectator stand ready for the summer games ⚽️🏉🎾😁. Most of our other summer visitors are here now also. The house martins are busy repairing last years nests under the eaves, the swallows are setting up home in the woodshed, the cuckoos are making themselves heard everywhere and all the moorland birds are back home to breed😁.

22/04/2023

The amazing lichens growing on this apple tree are a sure sign of the pure quality of air here in the highlands. Escape to Tomcraggach Farmhouse and enjoy the amazing fresh air (link in bio).

18/02/2023

What a stunning day ❄️☀️.

23/01/2023

Surely one of the cutest birds to come to the feeders here, these long tailed t**s always prefer to stay in groups throughout the winter before pairing up in the breeding season.

24/12/2022

We hope you all have a very merry Christmas and a happy New Year. 😁🎄

16/12/2022

Definitely an evening for the landie 😁

13/12/2022

Stags out the back of the house this morning 😁. With wildlife all around, Tomcraggach Farmhouse is the perfect location for a peaceful escape.

06/10/2022

We really do mean wildlife can be found on the doorstep here 😂. Just found out who has been “pruning” our border plants and doesn’t this yearling roe buck looked pleased about it! 😋

10/09/2022

What a difference 10 days make. First pic taken on 1st Sept and second one taken today. Thankfully this late second brood of swallows look like they’ll fledge soon and will soon be able to start their journey to their wintering grounds in South Africa.

30/08/2022

Natural web design. Spider webs as far as the eye can see 🙂. One of those amazing cool misty mornings when all the webs are covered in moisture and you realise just how many spiders there are!

24/08/2022

A lovely breezy day to give the beech hedge at Tomcraggach its annual ‘haircut’ 😎

12/08/2022

Sun or shade? Lovely spots to relax in the grounds of Tomcraggach Farmhouse. Link in bio 😎.

28/05/2022

THEY’RE BACK ☺️. Sound on to hear the glorious chirrups of the house martins who choose to nest under Tomcraggach’s eaves each year. Arriving from their wintering range around Africa in late Spring, they are a very welcome sight and sound each summer. Their aerial antics are fantastic to watch and listen to as they hunt for insects and come in with nest building material to make good any of last years’ nests needing some ‘renovation’. 🙂

20/05/2022

The vivid green and citrusy flavoured spruce tips are at their best now. A good source of vitamin C, they are perfect for a wee snack when out for a walk in the woods. 😋🌲

24/04/2022

Yes, we can grow pears even in the Scottish highlands 🍐😃.

02/04/2022

Enjoy these amazing panoramas just a short walk from Tomcraggach Farmhouse (centre of pic) on nearby Trinafour hill.

27/03/2022

Spring in the highlands. Snow on the tops, warm sunshine and birdsong round the lochsides ☀️👌

26/02/2022

One member of the team turns 6 today. Happy birthday Maya 🐾🐾

06/02/2022

It’s “snow time”. After a mild spell, winter is back ❄️ ⛷🎿

Address

Trinafour House, Trinafour
Pitlochry
PH185UG

Website

https://www.holidaycottages.co.uk/cottage/78841-tomcraggach-farmhouse

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Videos

One of our local red squirrels working out how to carry this massive mushroom away 😊. Happy to report he / she then took chunks off and squirreled them away for winter stores. 😁 #redsquirrel #winterlarder #foraging #mushrooms