Dhivach Lodge sits beside the Falls of Divach in Glen Coiltie. The house itself is an historic gem, little known and completely forgotten. It starte
Dhivach Lodge sits beside the Falls of Divach in Glen Coiltie. The house itself is an historic gem, little known and completely forgotten. It started life as a shepherd's bothy on the route from the high pasture to the market in Invermorriston before being taken on by the artist John Phillip in 1865. The painter was a favourite of Queen Victoria and he began a process of adding to the old bothy (which still stands on the site) to begin it's metamorphasis into the house that stands on the site today. In 1867 another artist, Arthur Lewis, took the house on from his friend and continued the development work. As a memorial to both their work Arthur added a stone shaped like an artists' pallett with both their initials carved into it on the roadside boundary of the property. In 1907 it was the turn of to take on the lodge and it is easy to see how it would have provided inspiration for his writing. It was here that he brought the boys who inspired Peter Pan on the death of their mother in 1910. The boys turned the old bothy into "Neverland" and played as Barrie finished writing Peter Pan. He also entertained his friend, the explorer Captain Scott, whilst staying here. It is amazing how much history there is held within the walls of this house which is tucked away in a quiet corner of a quiet glen above Loch Ness.
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