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Wow what a place to view a sunrise from. The Quiraing Mountains are to the North of the Isle of Skye and views are almost 360 degrees around. The Quiraing Mountains are a huge range and not surprisingly often used for Film and TV locations including the Sci-fi movie Prometheus. The Quiraing is the northernmost summit of the Trotternish on the Isle of Skye.
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This was taken on the beautiful Strathaird Peninsula, near Kilbride looking out across Loch Slapin. I think this was my favourite peninsula.
Strathaird is the peninsula on the south coast of the Isle of Skye that lies between Loch Slapin and Loch Scavaig. The smallest and least populated of the main peninsulas, it is reached via the scenic B8083 road which winds its way through the Red Cuillin Hills, around the head of Loch Slapin and through the hamlets of Torrin, Kirkibost and Elgol.
With rocky cliffs, sea caves, the Small Isles offshore and abundant marine wildlife - including White-tailed Eagle and Otter - the coastal scenery is a real attraction. But perhaps even better than this, the west of Strathaird provides the best views possible into the Black Cuillins, Britain's most ferocious mountains.
The Bealach na Bà is a curvy mountainous road located in the Applecross peninsula, Highland, Scotland. This twisting, single-track mountain road is the third highest road in Scotland rising up to 626 metres (2,054 ft) above the sea level. It's one of the most scenic drives in the world. The view shot is at the top of the winding twisting single track road which takes you to the top of the Bealach na Bà .The photograph does not give enough justice to the incredible height and surroundings of this amazing viewing point.
Driving to Inverness to fly home. :-( “Sad face” didn’t want to go home!
I have to admit the road to Inverness is an amazingly beautiful one, we drove to Skye on the high road, and came back along the A87 alongside Loch Ness. This photo was taken just after Loch Shiel on the A87 with the view of the snow-capped mountain range that Sgùrr Fhuaran is part of, and that’s the river Shiel running alongside the road.
Sgùrr Fhuaran is a Scottish mountain that is situated on the northern side of Glen Shiel, 23 kilometres (14 mi) east south east of Kyle of Lochalsh. The mountain reaches a height of 1,067 metres (3,501 ft) and qualifies as a Munro and a Marilyn, it is the highest point for a significant distance, having a sizeable topographic prominence of 663 metres (2,175 ft) and gives extensive views from its summit.
The meaning of the mountain’s name is obscure. Sgùrr Fhuaran may mean "Peak of the wells or springs" and many streams issue from the mountains slopes. Another possible meaning proposed is that the proper name is Sgùrr Urain, the Peak of Odhran, named after a disciple of Columba. The mountain is referred to in the slogan "Sgùrr Uaran" of Clan Macrae (which occupied lands in the Kintail area).
Sgùrr Fhuaran is one of three mountains that make up the Five Sisters of Kintail (the other two being Sgùrr na Ciste Duibhe and Sgùrr na Càrnach) and when seen from Màm Ratagan above Loch Duich, the Five Sisters are one of the best known views in the Western Highlands of Scotland. The legend of the Five Sisters of Kintail tells the story of seven sisters, daughters of a local farmer, two of whom married visiting brothers who said they would send their five other brothers for the remaining five sisters to wed. However, no one returned and the five remaining sisters agreed for a local wizard to transform them into peaks in order to preserve their beauty while they waited.
Sgùrr Fhuaran is a distinctive peak with steep slopes which drop away to Glen Shiel on its western flank at an angle of over 30 degrees giving the mountain a feeling of great height. It has four main ridges, the best known of these is the WNW ridge which is conspicuous in views from Glen Shiel, it drops away precipitously from the summit to descend 1,000 metres (3,300 ft) in just over 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) to the River Shiel in the valley. The southern ridge connects to the adjoining Munro of Sgùrr na Càrnach, which lies 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) away.
The eastern ridge which is a narrow knife edge in places gives a dramatic ascent route from Glenlicht House at the head of the remote Gleann Lichd. Between the southern and eastern ridges lies the impressive Coire Domhain to which the mountain drops almost vertically. The northern ridge goes to the Munro “top” of Sgùrr na Saighead (Peak of the Arrows) which with a height of 929 metres (3,048 ft) lies 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) away from the main summit. It is one of the Five Sisters and regarded by many as the finest, being narrow and exposed. This northern ridge continues for a further 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) to reach sea level at the shores of Loch Duich.
Just come back after an amazing few days on Eigg. Stayed in a little caravan overlooking Laig Bay. Bit of an epic trip as I caught the sleeper from Euston to Fort William (via Dundee) another train on to Mallaig and then a ferry over to Eigg. I set off from Cambridge at 6.30pm on the Friday evening and didn't arrive on Eigg until 3:30pm on the Saturday. I then had 4 miles to walk with food and camera gear across to the far side of the island. I slept well that night. Three days of great weather and lots of miles hiked around the island. I'm now back home for a rest!
This image was taken from near the Scarinish (Scottish Gaelic: Sgairinis) Hotel on the island of Tiree (Scottish Gaelic: Tiriodh), the most westerly island in the Inner Hebrides of Scotland. It was taken in the summer of 1957 by my father.
The Clyde puffer is a type of small coal-fired and single-masted cargo ship, built mainly on the Forth and Clyde canal, and which provided a vital supply link around the west coast and Hebrides of Scotland. Built between 1856 and 1939, these stumpy little steamboats eventually achieved an almost-mythical status thanks largely to the early-20th century short stories Neil Munro wrote about the fictitious Vital Spark and her captain Para Handy, which later resulted in three television series.
Clyde puffers characteristically had bluff bows, crew's quarters with table and cooking stove in the focsle, and a single mast with derrick in front of the large hold. The funnel and ship's wheel stood aft above the engine room, followed by a small captain's cabin in the stern. When publication of the Vital Spark stories began in 1905 the ship's wheel was still in the open, but later a wheelhouse was added aft of the funnel giving the puffers their distinctive image. Their flat bottom allowed them to beach and unload at low tide, essential to supply remote settlements without suitable piers. Typical cargoes could include coal and furniture, with farm produce and gravel sometimes being brought back.
In this instance, there's a truck on the jetty and men working to load/unload the puffer. There's also men on the other side of the jetty, one descending or having just ascended one of the ladders. Looking at the boats stretching out their moorings to the right of the jetty it would appear that the tide is still on the ebb at this point.
The low-lying island of Tiree (highest point 141m above sea level), south-west of Coll, has an area of 30.2 square miles and a population of around 650. The machair lands are highly fertile, and crofting, alongside tourism, and fishing are the main sources of employment for the islanders. Tiree, along with Colonsay, enjoys a relatively high number of total hours of sunshine during the late spring and early summer compared to the average for the UK. Tiree is a popular windsurfing venue and is a proposed location for an offshore wind farm. Tiree has been referred to as the "Hawaii of the north".
Its name derives from Tìr Iodh, 'land of the corn', from the days of the 6th century Celtic missionary and abbot St Columba (d. 597). Tiree provided the monastic community on the island of Iona, south-east of the island, with grain. During WWII, a large RAF station was built on Tiree, becoming Tiree Airport in 1947. There was also an RAF Chain Home radar station at Kilkenneth and an RAF Chain Home Low radar station at Beinn Hough. In the Cold War, there was RAF Scarinish, a ROTOR radar station at Beinn Ghott.
Scanned from a slide.
New day, old house.
Beaton's Croft lies in the township of Bornesketaig at the north end of Skye. In the late 19th century it was built and then occupied as one of a row of four by the four Gillies brothers. The house can be rented through the National Trust for Scotland.
La petite ferme de Beaton se trouve dans la commune de Bornesketaig dans le nord de l'ile de Skye. Elle a été construite à la fin du 19e siècle et occupée ainsi que les quatre autres d'une même rangée par les quatre frères Gillies. La maison peut être louée au National Trust for Scotland, son propriétaire.
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Bornesketaig, Isle of Skye, Scotland
This is a photograph taken near the path to Quirang, Isle of Skye.. Looking south along the Trotternish ridge, there are many hills in view; the one pictured iis the Cleat. The wind and rain came in, which added to its wild atmosphere. In the winter the landscape is a lot more colourful as summer time it's mainly just green.
Wind Surf is a five-mast staysail schooner that is one of the largest sailing cruise ships in the world (wiki link)
Portree, Isle of Skye
(Isle of Raasay in the background there)
Ex#237 Back home at the weekend behaving like a tourist (my old house is just out of shot to the left). This was my first attempt at a long exposure combining the sea and sunset (I learnt a lot).
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Portree is the largest town on the Isle of Skye in the Inner Hebrides of Scotland.
Built around the harbour are a famous range of brightly painted buildings featured in a few movies, like the romantic comedy Made of Honor.
A shot taken last year from Mallaig looking across to the Islands of Eigg and Rhum in western Scotland.
More experimenting with adding some radial blur and some split toning.
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On one of our days driving to a location we stumbled across this very remote and incredibly old Cemetery with what appears to be an old ruins of a Church or place of worship. The scenery around was as every where else on the Island incredible.
Looking across the entrance to the Sound of Mull and the islands of Coll and Tiree.
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Eilean Donan (Eilean Donnain) is a small tidal island where three sea lochs meet, Loch Duich, Loch Long and Loch Alsh, in the western Highlands of Scotland. A picturesque castle that frequently appears in photographs, film and television dominates the island, which lies about 1 kilometre from the village of Dornie. Since the castle's restoration in the early 20th century, a footbridge has connected the island to the mainland.
A zoomed in 6x17 stitched panorama at 300mm approx (35mm eq) with South Uist forming the almost mirror image hazy backdrop. The light catching the 'shark fin' looked good & well worth a frame or two, Neist is a great location but like lots of places on Skye nowadays at bursting point & mobbed with visitors.
Isle of Iona is a small island pretty close to Fionnphort on Isle of Mull.
The abbey itself has been created in 563 by Columban. It suffered in the 800's under the attacks of the vikings but got rebuilt afterwards.
The view you are seeing here is the version after rebuilding the whole site started in 1938.
Iona abbey is an important part within the history of Scotland as christianisation of Scotland started here with the brotherhood established by Columban.
Today, it is a major tourist attraction with buses coming from Oban, taking the first ferry then driving 60 kilometres to Fionnphort and then the passengers taking another ferry for a 10 minutes ride to arrive at Isle of Iona.