THE COTTAGE: Home At First’s Fitzgerald’s Cottage is a conveniently located vacation home that comfortably sleeps four to five adults, or four adults plus two children. The ground-floor has two bedrooms (one with a double bed; one with twin beds), a full

SPACIOUS, COMFORTABLE LIVING ROOM AT FITZGERALD'S COTTAGE

bathroom with shower, a cozy dining/kitchen area with seating for six, plus laundry area with washer/dryer. The second floor has a living room built to take full advantage of the views of the Falls of Dochart at the front of the house, plus an additional bedroom with king bed, and a second complete bath with tub and shower. There is private, beautifully maintained back garden area with outside seating. The owner/hostess lives nearby in Killin town and actively sees to the comfort of her guests.

THE SETTING: Fitzgerald’s Cottage is located on the western end of Main Street at the entrance to the Central Scotland town of Killin, population 700. A popular tourist destination, Killin has a good selection of pubs and restaurants, as well as food shops, a tourist center, a launderette, craft and antique shops, an outdoor activities center, a KILLIN GOLF course, and a bank. All services (except for the golf course) are within five to ten minutes walking distance of the cottage.

ONE OF THREE BEDROOMS
AT FITZGERALD'S COTTAGE

THE LOCATION: Killin is located in the Central Scotland region called Breadalbane in the midst of superb Highlands scenery: mountains, glens, and lochs. Killin, often called the "Gateway to the Highlands", sits in the shadow of Ben Lawers (3,983’), one of Scotland’s highest mountains. Located at the western end of beautiful, 15-mile-long Loch Tay where the Rivers Dochart and Lochay enter the lake, Killin is blessed with a

THE FALLS OF THE RIVER DOCHART
ACROSS THE STREET FROM
FITZGERALD'S COTTAGE IN KILLIN.

beautiful setting, straddling the Falls of Dochart and surrounded by the Highlands.
        Central Scotland is best known for its bad-boy favorite son, Rob Roy MacGregor, legendary Scottish patriot, whose infamous cattle rustling, inter-clan feuding, and Highland hi-jinks made him something of a Celtic Jesse James to the Crown’s red-coated army of Scottish occupation. And, while it’s impossible to know where his legend ends and historical reality begins, the Rob Roy story only adds dimension and color to the already mystical landscape of mountains, glens, lochs, heather, and gorse of the Scottish Highlands.

ACTIVITIES: Killin is the northeastern entrance to Loch Lomond & Trossachs National Park, Scotland’s first national park. The park offers excellent walking and hiking, fishing, and cycling in some of Scotland’s most beautiful unspoiled Highland scenery. Central Scotland is the perfect base from which the Highlands, the Inner Hebrides isles, coastal lands east and west from St. Andrews to the Isle of Iona, and the great Scottish cities of Edinburgh, Glasgow, Aberdeen, and Inverness can be reached in a series of day trips by car. See two sample day trips: Sail Loch Etive and See Highland Seals, and Hiking over the Devil's Staircase from Glen Coe. Our 100+ page accompanying "Scotland Activities Guide" provides dozens of suggestions of all kinds.

View from the BACK garden
of Fitzgerald's Cottage.
 Mountain tops are just
visible between the clouds
and the lower roofline.

        But Central Scotland itself is worthy of intense exploration. The region’s beauty, its friendly, welcoming residents, its castles, golf courses (like the classic 18-hole TAYMOUTH CASTLE COURSE just east of Loch Tay), Highlands festivals, challenging hiking, salmon fishing (excellent in and around Killin), and many other attractions provide the central region with the best of Scotland.

AVAILABILITY: For current availability information, call Home At First at (800) 523-5842, or contact us by e-mail at: info@homeatfirst.com.