Wander far enough off the beaten path in the highlands of Glencoe,Scotland, and you’ll find myriad (a very large number) mysteries and wonders: stone steps leading to crumbling ruins, and mysterious vaults,shallow caves, and cairns.
One such cairn, and resting atop an unremarkable crag overlooking the A82,stands out as much for its picturesque view of the valley below as it does for representing the devotion and love of the friends and family who erected this memorial in honor of its namesake, Ralston Claud Muir.
Muir was a local train driver and avid hiker of the glens, and his favorite among them being Glencoe. He became ill on Christmas Day,1999, and died 16 days later of multiple organ failure caused by a rare form of leukemia of which he was unaware he had. He was 32.
A cairn was built in his memory; a spot where his friends and family could share a drink, or reminisce,and take in the view that had enchanted their loved one in life. Nestled within the stones is a plaque bearing the words, "These are my mountains, and I contain advance home." whether you visit the cairn,be certain to bring a dram of whisky to drink a toast in Muir's honor.
Source: atlasobscura.com