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Glas Eilean
A small island in Loch Gairloch occupied by a dozen or so shags which took flight as I neared.
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Creag an Fhithich
Lochan Fuar lies at an altitude of just 110m above Slieldaig in Wester Ross but it’s the dominant crag that overlooks it is the true reason for today’s posting. It’s mapped as Creag an Fhithich and ‘fhithich’ happens to be the name I’ve registered as my internet domain. So I feel a sort of affinity.…
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Liberator Aircrash
On 13 June 1945 a USAAF B24H Liberator of the 66th Bomber Squadron was flying back to the USA with a full crew of nine and six passengers. It became lost and crashed into the side of a rocky hill called Sithean Mor overlooking Loch Gairloch in Wester Ross. There were no survivors. All but…
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Ceann a' Chreagain
Loch Gairloch in the gloaming, the last of the light after the sun has set. In the distance the hills of Torridon.
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Rubha Bàn
Or at least quite close to Rubha Bàn, a headland just north of Gairloch on the west coast of Scotland. My eyes fell on the label “Natural Arch” on the O.S. map. Just a couple of kilometres of trackless moor and bog along the cliff edge. My challange for my morning run.
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Tea on the Topping
All set up with the kettle on the boil and plenty of cakes for the annual Tea on the Topping fundraising event by the rangers of the National Trust. A bit windy so the summit was abandoned in favour of the relative shelter of the folly.
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Chaine Memorial Tower
A stone tower lighthouse at the entrance to Larne Lough and a memorial to James Chaine, a Member of Parliament for Antrim, who died in 1885. Chaine was instrumental in the development of the town and in the ferry service to Stranraer.
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Castle Ward
A lovely National Trust property at the south end of Strangford Lough. Game of Thrones fans might recognise the tower house as the town gate to Winterfell however in the film two towers are shown, one either side of the arched gateway. This was all done with the magic of cgi.
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Castle Espie
A move south of Belfast to Strangford Lough. To the WWT reserve at Castle Espie, the Bishop’s Castle.
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Castle Espie
A move south of Belfast to Strangford Lough. To the WWT reserve at Castle Espie, the Bishop’s Castle.
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