"The Old and New route to Skye" Kyleakin. Isle of Skye. Scotland
This scene at Kyleakin on the Isle of Skye at low tide is a compelling contrast of the village's historic maritime past and its modern connection to the mainland, once the busy terminus for vehicles crossing the Kyle Akin strait—is exposed by the low water. The slipway, which now has a somewhat forlorn or quiet air, slopes down toward the water, revealing a greater expanse of the rocky and muddy shoreline that is usually submerged. Behind the slip the picturesque village of Kyleakin rises slightly revealing the Skye Road Bridge arching gracefully as it crosses the mouth of Loch Alsh to connect Kyleakin to the mainland at Kyle of Lochalsh. Just below the bridge is the small island of Eilean Bàn with its 21metre tall Eilean Ban Lighthouse (1857) at its western end, now literally overshadowed by the replacement crossing in 1995…..The Old and the New route to Skye.
"The Old and New route to Skye" Kyleakin. Isle of Skye. Scotland
This scene at Kyleakin on the Isle of Skye at low tide is a compelling contrast of the village's historic maritime past and its modern connection to the mainland, once the busy terminus for vehicles crossing the Kyle Akin strait—is exposed by the low water. The slipway, which now has a somewhat forlorn or quiet air, slopes down toward the water, revealing a greater expanse of the rocky and muddy shoreline that is usually submerged. Behind the slip the picturesque village of Kyleakin rises slightly revealing the Skye Road Bridge arching gracefully as it crosses the mouth of Loch Alsh to connect Kyleakin to the mainland at Kyle of Lochalsh. Just below the bridge is the small island of Eilean Bàn with its 21metre tall Eilean Ban Lighthouse (1857) at its western end, now literally overshadowed by the replacement crossing in 1995…..The Old and the New route to Skye.