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Mollanbowie Road, ALEXANDRIA, G83 8LU

For context, see Image, where this mark is half in shade on the near side of the gatepost. The Ordnance Survey's own records indicate that this is a third-order cut mark, 61.002 metres above Newlyn Datum.

For a view from another angle, see Image In the present picture, it is just possible to pick out a bench mark near the bottom of the near side of the gate post. It is one of two that I happened to notice on the day (for the other, see Image). I photographed the bench mark itself later on, when it was not half in sunlight and half in shadow: Image

This was the north lodge of Image For the road leading to the lodge, see Image and Image There is also a south lodge, which is beside the main pedestrian entrance to the park: Image

The road ends in a T-junction; from there, the left branch leads to the Image

This road is almost a continuation of Image It leads to various farmhouses; about 900 metres on, it reaches the Image and the start of a path Image

(Adalia 10-punctata) This particular example was not far from the road (Image), near an area of woodland. At first, I took this to be a Cream-streaked Ladybird (Harmonia quadripunctata = Harmonia 4-punctata). However, on revisiting it, I came to the conclusion that it is instead a 10-spot Ladybird (Adalia decempunctata = Adalia 10-punctata). That species is very variable in appearance, but the pronotum (plate above the head), at least, seems distinctive enough. See http://www.coleoptera.org.uk/species/adalia-decempunctata (at UK Beetle Recording) for pictures and for further information.

Drive to Balloch Castle - looking towards the North Lodge. This is one of the public routes into the country park.

The road leads from Image to the main road (Stirling Road). For views from further along it, see Image and Image

On Monday 23 May 2011, shortly after midday, winds of up to 100 mph swept across parts of Scotland. At one stage 50,000 homes were without electricity; felled power lines and trees blocked train tracks and major roads. Ferry operator CalMac cancelled more than half of its services. Sadly there was also one fatality. At the top of Mollanbowie Road a massive oak tree uprooted and hit a passing van driven by a young family man. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-13512698 https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/local-news/inquiry-death-freak-storm-driver-2410916

The road leads from Image to the north lodge (Image), which can be seen some way ahead, at the far right. The undulating roof that can be seen beyond a hedge near the centre of the image is that of Robin House. See Image for an earlier view of the road from a different angle.