The Life of a Forestry Ploughman and Other Adventures

Peter Weir was born at The Lodge, Castle Lachlan, Strathlachlan. He went to Strathlachlan Primary School, where there were about seven to ten pupils. He attended Dunoon Grammar School and left the school age fifteen (because he was fed up standing in the corner getting the belt). He worked on the Castle Lachlan farm during his teen years, and then worked on road construction, as well as working on construction in London. Later, he worked in forestry as a ploughman, and in other forestry jobs. He was the manager of Glencoe Ski Centre for 11 years and served as a member of Glencoe Mountain Rescue Team for 21 years. During the years Peter was on the mountain rescue team he worked on several climbing films, on BBC television programmes such as Blue Peter and BBC Television News, and also on the Hollywood movies Highlander and Rob Roy. Peter built and ran a guest house for some years. In 2002, he helped to build a restaurant with rooms, and then learned to cook while working alongside his wife in the restaurant.