Iain Lang goes on a walking and photographing holiday to his beloved Scotland. Finding a preserved peat body he is drawn into the world of the hunter-gatherer, Ulfric, who after a long 'hunt' persuing an unknown visitor in the dark finds himself drawn towards his greatest fears and encounters a spirit who sends him to the heavens. Re-born as Ruaraidh, in the lands of Glenelg, he travels to the great cattle tryst at Crieff where, despite it being a cattle market it seems - to a young drover accompanying him - to be hell itself. Ruaraidh hires himself out to the Yorkshire cattle dealer, George...