Dae ye ken Gillies Hill?

[Níall Beag]

No, he's not a person, it's one of Stirling's lesser-known historical landmarks. (An ye thocht we haed enou as it was!)

Gillies Hill is a beautiful shelf of rock topped with soft-woods that provide a habitat for animals, including red squirrels and peregrine falcons. Breaking its skyline is a clusted of majestic sequoias.

But most important to me is the hill's military and archeaological history: not the remains of the iron age fort, though that too is under threat, but the fact that almost 700 years ago, the "gillies" to the Scottish army are reputed to have rushed down its eastern slopes onto the field at Bannockburn, precipitating the English rout.

In the 80s, the council issued a permit to start the Murrayshall Quarry and the rock was chipped away bit by bit, leaving a horribly scarred, but ecologically viable hill. Cambusbarron's roads were inadequate for the heavy traffic and the area became infamous as a site of near misses, and, on the odd occasion, accidents.

The permit has not expired and the current owners want to recommence quarrying, digging more and quicker than ever before. For the people of Cambusbarron this means the return of dangerous traffic and more importantly the loss of a top-class area of recreational woodland.

Please support the campaign at http://www.savegillieshill.org.uk/<a and spread the word among anyone you know who might lend their voices to this cause. Please also sign the petitions at:
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Thanks for reading,
Nìall.

PS. Duilich-fhéin gu bheil seo anns a' Bheurla, ach sgrìobh mi seo airson Forum eile is chan eil sìde gu leòr agam airson ga eadar-theangachadh an-drasta....></a>

[An Gobaire]

An-dà a Nèill, ghabh mi orm fhèin Gàidhlig a chur air an teachdaireachd seo oir, 's e seòl a th' ann piseach a thoirt air mo chuid chomasan chainnt. Chan eil e coileanta, ach..tha mi an dòchas gu bheil e furasta a leughadh agus comasach air feum a dhèanamh dheth.

Gillies Hill is a beautiful shelf of rock topped with soft-woods that provide a habitat for animals, including red squirrels and peregrine falcons. Breaking its skyline is a clusted of majestic sequoias.

‘S i uirigh-creige bhrèagha bàrr bhog-coillteach a th’ ann an Cnoc ‘icGhillìosa. Tha e na dhachaigh do bheathaichean, mar an fheòrag agus an t-seabhag. Tha gagan den chraoibh mhòrail, an sequoia, air an fhàire aige.

But most important to me is the hill's military and archeaological history: not the remains of the iron age fort, though that too is under threat, but the fact that almost 700 years ago, the "gillies" to the Scottish army are reputed to have rushed down its eastern slopes onto the field at Bannockburn, precipitating the English rout.

Gidheadh, ‘s e an rud as cudthromaiche dhomh fhèin, eachdraidh arc-eòlach agus armailteach a’ chnuic. Tha tobhta dùin ann, a bhuineas ri linn an iarrainn, ann an cunnart cuideachd; ach ‘s e seo an t-àite, a-rèir beul-aithris, far an deach “gillean” an airm Albannach a-nuas a bhruthaich eararach nan deann-ruith, a-mach air a’ bhlàr aig Allt a’ Bhonnaich, mus deach ruaig a chur air na Sasannaich.

In the 80s, the council issued a permit to start the Murrayshall Quarry and the rock was chipped away bit by bit, leaving a horribly scarred, but ecologically viable hill. Cambusbarron's roads were inadequate for the heavy traffic and the area became infamous as a site of near misses, and, on the odd occasion, accidents.

Thug a’ chomhairle seachad cead anns na h-ochdadan Clach-thochailt Murrayshall a thòiseachadh, agus chaidh sgealban a thoirt às a’ chreag beag air bheag, a’ fàgail cnuic a bha creuchdach carrach, ach air an gabhadh obrachadh, ann an tomhas eig-eòlach. Cha robh rathaidean Camas a’ Bharrain comasach air an uiread charbadan a thàinig na chois a ghiùlan, agus dh’ fhàs an sgìre iomraiteach mar àite cunnartach, far am biodh tubaistean a’ tachairt corra uair.

The permit has not expired and the current owners want to recommence quarrying, digging more and quicker than ever before. For the people of Cambusbarron this means the return of dangerous traffic and more importantly the loss of a top-class area of recreational woodland.

Chan eil an cead air crìochnachadh agus tha na daoine leis a bheil an cnoc an dùil tòiseachadh a-rithist air dùsgadh chlach, a’ tochladh barrachd agus aig astar nas luaithe na rinn iad riamh roimhe. Mar a tha sa chùis do mhuinntir Camas a’ Bharrain, tha seo a’ dèanamh gu bheil trafaig mòr cunnartach a’ dol a thilleadh agus nas cudthromaiche buileach, gun tèid cur às do shàr-àite sìtheil coillteach.


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[An Gobaire]

Seo an deireadh dheth.

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