A Trip to the magnificent Loch Coruisk, that is home to some of Scotland's best scenery and wildlife, including many common seals and other sea life, and is a great location to view the best the Cuillin Mountain range has to offer. The Cuillin Ridge The Cuillin Ridge on the Isle of Skye can been accessed by many routes but the best has to be the journey to Loch Coruisk by boat. You can sail from Elgol crossing Loch Scavaig and into the magnificent opening to Loch Coruisk, from here you will find the dramatic view of the Cuillin Ridge and the dramatic skyline of the Cuillin Mountains, not … [Read more...] about Loch Coruisk and The Black Cuillin Mountains
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The Massacre of Glencoe
At five o’clock in the morning on the 13th of February 1692, as a blizzard howled down from the rugged peaks of the Aonach Eagach, redcoat soldiers from the Duke of Argyll’s regiment awoke, dressed and began an indiscriminate slaughter of their hosts, the MacDonalds of Glencoe . Up and down the glen shots rang out in the darkness; some where killed in their beds, others while fleeing from the carnage, while others still would be lost among the mountains and die of exposure. It was sudden, unexpected and swift. In the morning 38 men, women and children lay dead in the snow; among them the … [Read more...] about The Massacre of Glencoe
Where is Signal Rock Glencoe
Signal Rock is located within the woodlands of An Torr a National Trust site of beauty, there are many stories linked to Signal Rock but it is most famous for its connection to the Glencoe Massacre. This rock is said to be the place where the signal was given for the attack on the MacDonalds of Glencoe. The story claims this is where a fire was started at 5am to give the signal to the soldiers to begin the vicious attack on the village, but local experts claim this is not correct and the rock was used for other purposes. The rocks original title is “Tom a Ghrianain” meaning the knoll of the … [Read more...] about Where is Signal Rock Glencoe
The Ghost of David Douglas
The mountains of the Highlands may still be snow-covered, and it doesn't entirely feel that spring has sprung; but with lambs in the fields and leaves returning to the trees, the colours of Scotland are changing again as the seasonal clogs turn once more through their eternal motion. Through the winter the only green is the rather geometric patchwork of conifer forestry peppering the countryside; and as April rolls into May it all starts to get lost in summer’s Kaleidoscope of colour. It wasn't always this way. Our sea of planted woodland is a relatively recent addition to our landscape, and … [Read more...] about The Ghost of David Douglas
Midges In Scotland, How To Avoid Them
Midges in Scotland are one of the first things many tourists mention when on holiday in Scotland. These little beasties can have many people waving their arms in the air or running for safety indoors. But what do we know about the Scottish Midge There are 35 species of midges in Scotland and not all of them bite, in fact only 5 species will actually bite you. The highland midge is the little culprit that gets many of us running around in circles and it will bite you to take blood to enable them to lay eggs and this is why it is actually only the female Midge that bites. The midge will … [Read more...] about Midges In Scotland, How To Avoid Them
Awe-inspiring Loch Awe And The Hollow Mountain
Legend has it that Loch awe, at over twenty five miles in length, the longest stretch of freshwater in Scotland, was created by a witch and lived in by an evil monster even more fearsome than the one at loch Ness. Dotted around the north of the loch, where it is joined by the A819 from Inveraray to Oban, are several tiny islands which now sport picturesque ruins, on Inishail you can see a crumbling thirteenth century chapel which once served as a burial ground for the McArthur clan,, the ruined castle on the Fraoch Eilean dates from the same period. Before moving to Inveraray in 1746, … [Read more...] about Awe-inspiring Loch Awe And The Hollow Mountain
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