Scotland, May 2018

Paulo and I visited north-west Scotland, mainly Sutherland, arriving at Inverness on the sleeper on Tuesday 22nd May and leaving on Sunday 27th. On Tuesday we walked up Stac Pollaidh but I didn't take photos.

Images are © Jonathan Gregory 2018.

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f018-2569 Sea view from campsite at Scourie, where we stayed for the whole time. f018-2533 Foinaven (I think), seen on the way back from Durness
Cape Wrath, Wednesday 23rd
We took the ferry from Keoldale across the Kyle of Durness and a minibus ride for the several miles beyond to reach Cape Wrath, the NW extremity of Gt Britain.
f018-2504 f018-2505 f018-2507 View of Kyle of Durness from Keoldale jetty, on the E bank
f018-2510 f018-2508 f018-2512 View from the W bank (while waiting for the minibus)
f018-2513 Cape Wrath lighthouse
f018-2515 f018-2517 f018-2522 f018-2524 Cliffs at Cape Wrath
f018-2526 Kearvaig bay f018-2525 Maovally
Smoo Cave, Wednesday 23rd
This cave system has been formed by both the river and the sea, on an inlet near Durness.
f018-2527 Geodha Smoo f018-2528 Waterfall in the second cave
Suilven, Thursday 24th
We approached Suilven from the walkers' carpark on the road to Glencanisp Lodge and went back the same way.
f018-2537 f018-2538 Upon reaching the ridge of Suilven
f018-2535 f018-2543 f018-2549 Views NE towards Quinag
f018-2540 View up the ridge towards the summit of Suilven f018-2544 View NW from the summit
f018-2547 f018-2545 Canisp and Meall Meadhonach, the subsidiary top of Suilven
f018-2552 Suilven seen from near Loch an Alltain Duibh f018-2553 Canisp seen from near Glencanisp Lodge on Loch Druim Suardalain
f018-2554 Canisp and Suilven f018-2555 Suilven
Handa Island, Friday 25th
This small island is a nature reserve, privately owned by the Scourie Estate, managed by the Scottish Wildlife Trust, reached by a short ferry crossing from Tarbet, and inhabited by thousands of razorbills and fulmars and some puffins on its Torridonian sandstone cliffs, with skuas inland.
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Beinn Alligin, Saturday 26th
On our last day we drove south to Glen Torridon and climbed Beinn Alligin from there.
f018-2571 Sgurr Mor, the main summit of Beinn Alligin f018-2572 f018-2577 Beinn Dearg
f018-2579 f018-2576 Sgurr Mor and the Horns of Alligin (the pinnacles) seen from Tom na Gruagaich, the subsidiary summit of Beinn Alligin