Tour Scotland photograph of Glen Orchy from Beinn Donachain, Scotland. Glen Orchy, Scottish Gaelic: Gleann Urchaidh, is a long glen in Argyll and Bute. It runs south westerly from the Bridge of Orchy to Inverlochy following the River Orchy. One of the better known inhabitants of the glen was Duncan Ban MacIntyre. Donnchadh Bàn Mac an t-Saoir, usually Duncan Ban MacIntyre in English; born 20 March 1724, died 14 May 1812, is one of the most renowned of Scottish Gaelic poets and formed an integral part of one of the golden ages of Gaelic poetry in Scotland during the 18th century. He was born in Druim Liaghart in Glen Orchy, he went on to work in various occupations, including as a soldier in the Argyll Regiment of Militia, as a forester, and as a constable of Edinburgh City Guard. While a soldier in the Argyll regiment he fought for the Hanoverian forces during the Jacobite Rising of 1745. He took part in the Battle of Falkirk as a substitute for a local gentleman, Archibald Fletcher of Crannach, and managed to lose his sword during the fighting, an event which would later lead to the composition of a humorous poem about the battle. Duncan moved to Edinburgh in 1767 and was to spend the rest of his life there serving with the Breadalbane Fencibles and the City Guard before retiring in 1806. He is buried in Greyfriars Kirkyard in Edinburgh. Mountains and Glens of Scotland.
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