27 Jan Read more Eilean Donan Castle Eilean Donan is a rebuilt castle on a tidal island at Dornie, where three lochs meet. Famous, photogenic, still worth the stop if you pick... Continue reading
15 Dec Read more Cairn Gorm the Mountain Cairn Gorm is the named summit above Aviemore. The plateau is the real mountain. The car park is only the start. Continue reading
13 Dec Read more Why Is the Isle of Skye Called Skye? Skye is not named after the sky. The old names point at Norse and Gaelic. The English spelling is the latecomer. Continue reading
12 Dec Read more The Ullapool Creel Tree The creel tree is Ullapool’s Christmas: stacked fishing pots on the waterfront, lights, and not a plastic fir in sight. Continue reading
16 Aug Read more The Old Man of Storr The Storr is the rock pillar on Skye’s Trotternish ridge. Steep, popular, worth it in the first hour of the day. Continue reading
31 Mar Read more Urquhart Castle on Loch Ness Urquhart is the ruin on the spit of Loch Ness. Worth it before the buses. The loch is the backdrop, not a monster enclosure. Continue reading
24 Mar Read more Corrieshalloch Gorge Corrieshalloch is a deep, narrow gorge near Ullapool. The bridge moves. The drop is real. Go when it has been raining. Continue reading
17 Mar Read more Neist Point Lighthouse Neist is the lighthouse at the end of a Skye headland. The walk is the point. The wind is not optional. Continue reading
10 Mar Read more The Bone Caves near Ullapool A short Assynt walk to limestone caves that once held polar bear bones. Rocky underfoot. Worth the scramble if the weather allows. Continue reading
17 Feb Read more Fairy Pools, Skye Clear pools under the Cuillin, not a fairy theme park. The water is cold. The car park is not a secret. Continue reading