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A view from the Isle of Raasay towards the Isle of Skye.

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Possibly topping the list of the ugliest buildings on the Isle of Skye is the... (more)

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The beauty of the bay is dominated by what could be the ugliest building on the... (more)

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The Pipes and Drums of the Isle of Skye Pipe Band lead the parade past the... (more)

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I'm not entirely certain that one really needs a signpost to point out the... (more)

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The community owned and run Skye ferry, the Glenachulish, moored awaiting the... (more)

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Following a World War One Commemoration Parade through the village, the large... (more)

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The parade is followed by a large crowd made up of local people and visitors to... (more)

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Signs welcome visitors to the recently restored Carbost Pier. An 'honesty... (more)

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The path from Hallaig to North Fearns. Looking southwest to the Point of Eyre... (more)

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Looking southwest over a steep bracken covered hillside to Point Eyre and the... (more)

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Sign in Portree, Isle of Skye supporting Scottish independence. The Gaelic... (more)

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The newly installed floodlights were switched on at 11.00pm tonight, marking the... (more)

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Following a service at the village war memorial, the parade re-formed to march... (more)

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In salute, a Typhoon aircraft from 6 Squadron, 1 Group, RAF Lossiemouth roars... (more)

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Viewed from outside the Dunvegan Hotel.

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Local people and visitors line the main road through Dunvegan village awaiting a... (more)

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An 'honesty box' system is in use for pier users to pay their pontoon charges.

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Looking along the shore and pier access road towards Carbost village. The large... (more)

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View from the pier, looking north to the end of the access road and along the... (more)

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Located on Loch Harport a little north of the village centre.

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Looking north along the track to the pier, Loch Harport on the right.

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Viewed from a floating pontoon which was recently installed to replace the... (more)

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Viewed from close to the car park opposite the Talisker whisky distillery,... (more)

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Looking over the old boundary wall of Unish township towards land now used for... (more)

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This section of wall ends just behind the photographer at the clifftop on the... (more)

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Some of the boundary walls around the deserted and ruined Unish township remain... (more)

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On the left is one of the best preserved of the ruined farmstead buildings at... (more)

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The large township of Unish has been largely deserted for well over 100 years,... (more)

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The deserted Unish township land remains fertile and provides good grazing for... (more)

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This is one of the outlying farmsteads which was part of the substantial Unish... (more)

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The ten turbines at the Ben Aketil wind farm each have a name. Ten-year-old... (more)

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A field of growing crops is a rare sight on the Isle of Skye these days. The... (more)

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Sign in Peinmore, Isle of Skye supporting Scottish independence. The referendum... (more)

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Sign in Kensaleyre, Isle of Skye supporting Scottish independence. The... (more)

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Portree Auction Mart on the Isle of Skye, with car park, market pens and auction... (more)

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These were the prices being charged in Broadford, Isle of Skye, for petrol and... (more)

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This is one of the more scenic sections of the A87 as it crosses Skye. Having... (more)

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A view looking south over the roof of the Raasay ferry terminal.

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Smart new footpath signs have been popping up recently all over Skye. This one,... (more)

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Taken from the carpark of An Corran which is bordered against the drop to the... (more)

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This boathouse stands close to the western end of the remote loch, which is the... (more)

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Today, storm force winds have ravaged southern Scotland and northern England.... (more)

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The water is a strait between the Isle of Skye and the island of Scaplay. The... (more)

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In the foreground is one of the ruined farmsteads at Unish. Some of the stone... (more)

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Scattered ruins of buildings lie all around. Where once-cultivated land in the... (more)

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Northerly winds have brought snow to much of Scotland, and the higher ground on... (more)

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Small convoys of large trucks are regularly making their way across Skye... (more)

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The road which starts from the top of the concrete ferry slipway takes a winding... (more)

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It's not often we see peat bogs dry and cracked on the Isle of Skye. This... (more)

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