Dalwhinnie is known by many simply as a brief detour from the main A9 road between Perth and Inverness. This tiny community of about 100 residents grew up over the centuries as the ‘gathering place’ between the great cattle droving routes of the Great North Road and the other great road westwards, to Fort William.
A new website created by Plexus Media and Interpretaction, supported by LEADER and the Cairngorms National Park Authority has helped those who live and work in Dalwhinnie tell their stories about life there via a new website which carries both images and audio tracks recorded by local people and visitors.
The website includes the unusual feature of an online graffiti wall. Marilyn Mercer of Dalwhinnie Community Council said "Dalwhinnie is so high and remote that when the A9 closes in the winter blizzards many stranded drivers end up sleeping here on blankets we store in the village hall,” commented Marilyn. “And even in good weather our nice clean (and free!) loos are popular with visitors. We thought we would celebrate that by including a graffiti wall within the website – but you can only sign it by using with the secret password you’ll find in the public toilets!"
Visit Website:: http://www.dalwhinnievoices.org.uk
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7 October 2010 – Dalwhinnie Voices
Based on our Image Library software, the Dalwhinnie Voices website has been developed by us in partnership with Interpretaction. It features pictures and audio generated by locals and those just passing through, as well as a graffiti wall you can add to, but only if you’ve found the secret password when using Dalwhinnie’s famous (free) loos!
