Situated high in the Grampian mountains, near the geographical centre of Scotland, Dalwhinnie has for centuries been a meeting place, principally for the cattle drovers travelling down from the North, or over from Kintail, Skye and the Hebrides,to the main markets at Crieff and Falkirk in the south. It is probable that there was at that time an illicit still at Dalwhinnie, to meet their needs, as the journey was long and arduous, and required frequent resting periods.
After the 1715 rebellion, General Wade found it expedient to follow the Drovers tracks while building the road over the Corriearraick - traces of his original road can still be seen close to .the distillery grounds. Unfortunately this provided an easy route for the clans rallying to the standard of the Bonnie Prince Charlie on their way down to Edinburgh! The next year Dalwhinnie again played host to the Prince, now a fugitive, who found shelter on the slopes of Benalder in the specially constructed and skilfully camoflaged 'cage', provided by Cluny Macpherson, the local clan chief (who, as a consequence, lost both title and land for his pains).
Dalwhinnie also featured, in a less than complimentary fashion, in the journals of another royal personage - Queen Victoria - who had a rendezvous with Prince Albert
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