Gleann Iubhair is Gaelic (valley of yews) and the Irish Gaelic cultural influence in this area of western Scotland certainly stems back to the early medieval period when Gaelic settlement began to prevail over the Pictish culture. The Gaelic naming of the valley (inheriting an unknown previous Pictish placename) means over 1,500 years ago at … Continue reading Glen Ure/Gleann Iubhair, Argyll and Bute