Category: Assynt
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How Long Is the Coast of Britain?
We took part in a Skype quiz yesterday and one of the questions asked was how long is the coastline of Britain. My first reaction was that this is variable. It surely depends on how small the measurement interval is. Thus, a measurement in a straight line directly to the headland on the far side…
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Cùl Mòr
At 849m, Cùl Mòr is the highest of the Assynt Corbetts, a towering and majestic beast of a mountain. This view is from Stac Pollaidh. Cùl means ‘the back of’ so cùlag, for instance, is your back tooth. And mòr is the adjective ‘big’. So the name translates as ‘big back’. Which raises the question…
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Overnight camp, LAMM 2006
Today I take a trip back to June 2006 and early finishers on Day 1 of the Lowe Alpine Mountain Marathon are arriving at the overnight camp at Glencoul, a remote bothy at the head of the sea loch of the same name. The photo belies the thick, low cloud with rain and drizzle that…
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A’ Chlach Thuill
Clear blue skies with no wind for the early dog walk predicting a warm day. This is looking towards the distinction spilt rock of Torridonian sandstone from which the village of Clachtoll gets its name. The name Clachtoll means the rock with the hole, a sea arch, and there was indeed one which collapsed in…
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The Old Man of Stoer
Not to be confused with the Old Man of Storr which is on the Isle of Skye. This old man is off the coast of Assynt near Stoer Point. A 60-metre high sea stack of Torridonian sandstone that is a classic with rock climbers; in fact, three climbers had just completed it – look closely…