Malcolm MacLeod BEM, (1911 - 1988) Memorial Stone, (Calum's Road), Brochel, Island of Raasay, June 2012
This memorial stone tells the remarkable story of one man's courage and determination. The story of Calum's Road is really impressive. Roger Hutchinson has writen a marvellous book entitied "Calum's Road", in that book he accounts how this man built his own road. Malcom MacLeod simply wanted a road from Brochel to his house in Arnish a distance just short of two miles. The local authorities dithered and stubbornly refused to grant his request. So Calum, as he was known in his native laguage of Gaelic, took matters into his own hands. Over a period of ten years with little more than a barrow, pick and shovel he started to build his own road. The council have since adopted and widened the road to single track, put passing places in and have tarred the road.
Malcolm MacLeod BEM, (1911 - 1988) Memorial Stone, (Calum's Road), Brochel, Island of Raasay, June 2012
This memorial stone tells the remarkable story of one man's courage and determination. The story of Calum's Road is really impressive. Roger Hutchinson has writen a marvellous book entitied "Calum's Road", in that book he accounts how this man built his own road. Malcom MacLeod simply wanted a road from Brochel to his house in Arnish a distance just short of two miles. The local authorities dithered and stubbornly refused to grant his request. So Calum, as he was known in his native laguage of Gaelic, took matters into his own hands. Over a period of ten years with little more than a barrow, pick and shovel he started to build his own road. The council have since adopted and widened the road to single track, put passing places in and have tarred the road.