Easy hikes and walks around Taynuilt

Angus's Garden is worthwhile in many ways. The journey there is breathtakingly beautiful. The garden invites you to take a walk around. The entrance fee is £5. Dogs are welcome.

This single track links the wider gravel roads of the forest - it becomes narrower with many tree roots and deep mud. I pushed my gravel bike for most of it but those with the skills / bike will love it!

A living memorial to a journalist killed in Cyprus by EOKA. Honesty box at gate.

Opened in 1753, Bonawe Iron Furnace would once have produced up to 700 tons of iron from Cumbrian ore each year. The iron would have been used to create various things such as cannonballs during the Napoleonic War, as well as monuments. The furnace is the most complete charcoal-fuelled ironworks remaining in Britain. You can visit from 9.30am - 5.30pm from 1st April to 30th September. More information: https://www.historicenvironment.scot/visit-a-place/places/bonawe-historic-iron-furnace/

The Inverawe Smokehouse is one of those places you simply can't just pass by! Make sure you do stop to try one of their famous smoked fish platters, salads, sandwiches or soups. If you're not hungry, there's also a shop so you can pick up a little something for later. Find out more at https://www.smokedsalmon.co.uk/

Cafe onsite

A bridge that swings, enjoy.

Deutsch/English Lorne Furnace, auch Bonawe Ironworks, ist ein ehemaliges Eisenwerk in der schottischen Ortschaft Taynuilt. Es liegt nahe der Küste des Meeresarms Loch Etive an der Mündung des River Awe in der Council Area Argyll and Bute. Geschichte Das Eisenwerk wurde in den Jahren 1752 und 1753 erbaut und diente der Roheisengewinnung aus Hämatit. Zur Beschaffung der benötigten Holzkohle erwarb das Unternehmen die Nutzungsrechte an den umliegenden Birkenwäldern. Zu den infrastrukturellen Einrichtungen zählten neben den werkseigenen Arbeiterwohnungen auch eine Schule und eine Kirche. Wahrscheinlich im Jahre 1874 wurde die Hütte geschlossen. Sie gilt heute als das bedeutendste Zeugnis für die frühe Eisenverhüttung in Schottland. 1971 wurde der Lorne Furnace in die schottischen Denkmallisten in der höchsten Kategorie A aufgenommen. Außerdem ist die Anlage seit 1998 als Scheduled Monument klassifiziert. The Bonawe Iron Furnace (also called the Lorn Furnace), was an industrial complex located in Bonawe, Lorn District, Scotland. It operated in the middle of the eighteenth century, with the aim of producing pig iron. Central to this complex was a charcoal fired blast furnace. History The industrial complex was built in 1753 by Richard Ford's small business, the Newland Company. The site was chosen because there was enough wood in the area for the production of charcoal, as well as the fact that there was enough water pressure in the river to drive a water wheel. As the company itself was established in Cumbria, the blast furnace was managed by a local representative of the firm. During construction, most of the building materials were brought in from Cumbria. For the furnace to produce pig iron, it first had to be brought up to temperature, which took about one week. The oven was used almost continuously for nine months at a time. The complex employed as many as 600 people at the height of its operation. The majority of the staff were needed for the collection of timber and the manufacture of charcoal. The daily output could reach up to 2500 kilograms of pig iron and the annual production was about 700,000 kilograms. As the complex did not include a forge, finished iron products could not be manufactured, with the exception of simple objects such as cannonballs. The majority of pig iron was taken to offices of the Newland Company in Cumbria to be shipped for further processing. As of 1750, the use of coke as fuel was becoming common. The first blast furnace in Scotland which made use of coke was built in 1759 near Falkirk. This new development in the production of iron in the complex made Bonawe less profitable. In the nineteenth century, production fell sharply and the complex was closed in 1876. The remains of Bonawe Iron Furnace are currently managed by Historic Scotland.