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On the right is Sgùrr Mòr, and the peak on the left is Sròn Vourlinn. These... (more)

Tags: near:Conasta   place:Isle of Skye   top:Moorland   place:Trotternish   place:Trotternish Ridge   top:Uplands  

The group of sheep which watched me arrive at the summit of this small hill... (more)

Tags: place:Ben Volovaig   place:Isle of Skye   Sheep   Summit   near:The Aird   Trig Point   place:Trotternish   place:Trotternish Ridge   top:Uplands  

There are a large number of sheep wandering the grassy hills here in the... (more)

Tags: Ewes and Lambs   top:Farm, Fishery, Market Gardening   top:Grassland   place:Isle of Skye   place:Kilmaluag   bucket:Landscape   place:Trotternish   place:Trotternish Ridge   top:Uplands   top:Village, Rural Settlement  

The Needle is prominent in this winter scene.

Tags: subject:Crag   type:Geograph   top:Geological Interest   top:Islands   Needle   Needle Rock   place:Quiraing   Quiraing   top:Rocks, Scree, Cliffs   Scottish Islands   place:Skye   Skye   The Quiraing   Trotternish   place:Trotternish   Trotternish Ridge   top:Uplands  

The burn flows north from the northern end of the Trotternish Ridge. Here, Sgùrr... (more)

Tags: near:Conasta   place:Lon Horro   top:Rivers, Streams, Drainage   place:Trotternish   place:Trotternish Ridge   top:Uplands  

Taken from the Tobhta nan Druidhead viewpoint at the East coast of Trotternish... (more)

Tags: top:Coastal   type:Cross Grid   top:Estuary, Marine   top:Grassland   place:Isle of Skye   bucket:Landscape   place:Tobhta Nan Druidhead   place:Trotternish   top:Uplands  

A break in the hail clouds allowed a few minutes glimpse of the impressive... (more)

Tags: type:Cross Grid   top:Geological Interest   top:Moorland   subject:Mountain   Mountain Scene   Mountain View   Old Man of Storr   Scottish Islands   place:Skye   Skye   Snow Capped Mountains   The Old Man of Storr   Trotternish   place:Trotternish   Trotternish Ridge   top:Uplands   season:Winter   Winter Scene  

Tags: type:Geograph   top:Housing, Dwellings   place:Isle of Skye   subject:Landscape   place:Lealt   place:Lealt River   top:Moorland   top:Roads, Road Transport   place:Skye   place:Trotternish   top:Uplands  

Tags: type:Close Look   subject:Fungi   place:Lealt   place:Lealt River   place:Skye   place:Trotternish   top:Uplands   top:Wild Animals, Plants and Mushrooms  

From this angle, only the top of the impressive sea stack can be seen. Beyond is... (more)

Tags: top:Coastal   top:Grassland   place:Isle of Skye   place:Kilmaluag Bay   top:Rocks, Scree, Cliffs   place:Stac Lachlainn   near:The Aird   place:Trotternish  

Taken from near the base of the Staffin pier. View over the exposed (by the low... (more)

Tags: top:Air, Sky, Weather   place:Breun Phort   Cliffs   top:Coastal   type:Cross Grid   place:Isle of Skye   top:Paths   place:Staffin   near:Staffin Bay   place:Trotternish   top:Uplands  

Taken from the Inver Tote viewpoint at the East coast of Trotternish peninsula... (more)

Tags: top:Coastal   top:Estuary, Marine   top:Grassland   place:Inver Tote   place:Isle of Skye   place:Lealt River   top:Rivers, Streams, Drainage   place:Trotternish   top:Uplands  

Taken from the Inver Tote viewpoint at the East coast of Trotternish peninsula... (more)

Tags: place:Inver Tote   place:Isle of Skye   place:Lealt River   top:Rivers, Streams, Drainage   top:Roads, Road Transport   place:Trotternish   top:Uplands  

Taken from the Inver Tote viewpoint at the East coast of Trotternish peninsula... (more)

Tags: place:Inver Tote   place:Isle of Skye   place:Lealt River   top:Rivers, Streams, Drainage   top:Roads, Road Transport   place:Trotternish   top:Uplands  

Looking past the mouth of the bay and down the spectacular eastern coast of the... (more)

Tags: top:Coastal   top:Estuary, Marine   place:Isle of Skye   place:Kilmaluag Bay   near:The Aird   place:Trotternish  

This view past the summit trig point and cairn is south east down the east coast... (more)

Tags: place:Ben Volovaig   top:Coastal   place:Isle of Skye   Summit   near:The Aird   Trig Point   place:Trotternish   top:Uplands  

The sheep had no doubt been attracted by the growth of fresh grass after the... (more)

Tags: place:Ben Volovaig   place:Isle of Skye   top:Moorland   Summit   near:The Aird   Trig Point   place:Trotternish   top:Uplands  

And there's even a sturdy stile over the fence! The wall would have been... (more)

Tags: top:Boundary, Barrier   place:Dunvannarain   Fence   top:Grassland   Grazing Land   place:Isle of Skye   Ruined Wall   Stile   near:The Aird   place:Trotternish   top:Uplands  

My planned walk into the moorland just south of Conasta would have been more... (more)

Tags: top:Boundary, Barrier   near:Conasta   place:Isle of Skye   New Fencing   place:Trotternish   place:Trotternish Ridge   top:Uplands  

Taken at the Cuith-raing viewpoint between Maoladh Mor and Bioda Buidhe on an... (more)

Tags: top:Educational Sites   top:Grassland   bucket:Informative   place:Isle of Skye   place:Quiraing   near:Staffin   place:Trotternish   top:Uplands  

Taken from the patio of Dunflodigarry Hostel. View past the main building of... (more)

Tags: top:Country Estates   place:Flodigarry   hotel:Flodigarry Country House Hotel   top:Housing, Dwellings   place:Isle of Skye   place:Trotternish   top:Uplands  

Taken from the Inver Tote viewpoint at the East coast of Trotternish peninsula... (more)

Tags: top:Coastal   type:Cross Grid   top:Derelict, Disused   top:Estuary, Marine   top:Grassland   top:Industry   place:Inver Tote   place:Isle of Skye   place:Trotternish  

At the A855 on the East coast of Trotternish peninsula lies this viewpoint... (more)

Tags: top:Coastal   top:Estuary, Marine   top:Grassland   place:Isle of Skye   bucket:Landscape   top:Roads, Road Transport   place:Tobhta Nan Druidhead   place:Trotternish   top:Uplands  

View to Castle Ewen on a rainy day. The Trotternish Ridge in the distance is... (more)

Tags: near:Balnaknock   place:Fairy Glen   top:Grassland   place:Isle of Skye   bucket:Landscape   top:Roads, Road Transport   place:Trotternish   near:Uig   top:Uplands  

Tags: subject:Bird   top:Coastal   top:Estuary, Marine   type:Geograph   top:Islands   top:Rocks, Scree, Cliffs   place:Rubha Nam Brathairean   Seabird   place:Skye   place:Trotternish   top:Wild Animals, Plants and Mushrooms  

Skye has a long history involving the Fairies, most of which is related to... (more)

Tags: Fairy   place:Fairy Glen   site:Fairy Glen   Fairy Glen   type:Geograph   top:Geological Interest   subject:Gorge   top:Grassland   top:Rocks, Scree, Cliffs   Scottish Islands   Skye   Trotternish   place:Trotternish   near:Uig   top:Uplands  

Taken from the patio of Dunflodigarry Hostel. View past the main building of... (more)

Tags: Boulders   top:Country Estates   near:Dunans   hostel:Dunflodigarry Hostel   place:Flodigarry   hotel:Flodigarry Country House Hotel   top:Grassland   top:Housing, Dwellings   place:Isle of Skye   place:Trotternish   top:Uplands   top:Village, Rural Settlement  

Dropping from the Trotternish Ridge towards Coire Iomhar and Hinnisdal.

Tags: top:Islands   place:Isle of Skye   place:Trotternish   top:Uplands  

This is the seldom-visited north eastern tip of the Trotternish Peninsula. The... (more)

Tags: top:Coastal   top:Estuary, Marine   place:Isle of Skye   Shore   place:Trotternish  

The burn rises at the northern end of the Trotternish Ridge. It is a tributary... (more)

Tags: Heather Moorland   place:Isle of Skye   top:Moorland   top:Rivers, Streams, Drainage   place:Trotternish  

Looking across the bealach to the next peak on the Trotternish Ridge - Sgurr... (more)

Tags: top:Geological Interest   top:Islands   place:Isle of Skye   place:Trotternish   top:Uplands  

This flat, low-lying piece of land, which is boggy away from the shore, lies to... (more)

Tags: top:Coastal   top:Flat Landscapes   top:Grassland   place:Isle of Skye   near:The Aird   place:Trotternish  

Even in the remote tip of the Trotternish Peninsula, Isle of Skye, 21st Century... (more)

Tags: near:Conasta   place:Isle of Skye   top:Moorland   place:Trotternish   top:Uplands   Water Pipe   top:Water Resources  

Taken from the Kilt Rock viewpoint. View along the coastal cliffs of Valtos and... (more)

Tags: top:Coastal   Coastal Cliffs   top:Estuary, Marine   top:Heath, Scrub   place:Isle of Skye   place:Trotternish   top:Uplands   near:Valtos  

Taken from the Kilt Rock viewpoint at the East coast of Trotternish peninsula (A855).

Tags: Coast Cliff   top:Coastal   near:Ealaiseadar   top:Estuary, Marine   place:Isle of Skye   place:Trotternish   top:Uplands  

Taken from the Leac Tressirnish viewpoint at the East coast of Trotternish... (more)

Tags: top:Coastal   top:Estuary, Marine   top:Grassland   place:Isle of Skye   Sea View   place:Trotternish   top:Uplands  

Taken from the Leac Tressirnish viewpoint at the East coast of Trotternish... (more)

Tags: top:Air, Sky, Weather   top:Coastal   type:Cross Grid   top:Estuary, Marine   top:Islands   place:Isle of Skye   Long Distance View   view:Raasay   Sea View   place:Trotternish  

Taken from the Duntulm Castle car park. Cairidh Ghlumaig (the fish-trap pool),... (more)

Tags: Cliffs   top:Coastal   near:Duntulm   top:Estuary, Marine   top:Grassland   place:Isle of Skye   bucket:Landscape   top:Roads, Road Transport   place:Trotternish   top:Uplands  

Peeping past the summit trig point and the rocky hill top, with the Hunish... (more)

Tags: place:Ben Volovaig   place:Isle of Skye   place:Rubha Hunish   Summit   near:The Aird   Trig Point   place:Trotternish   top:Uplands  

Taken from close to the summit. Heather and grass on the hill has recently been... (more)

Tags: place:Ben Volovaig   top:Coastal   place:Isle of Skye   place:Rubha Hunish   near:The Aird   place:Trotternish   top:Uplands  

The ruins of a group of five buildings stand here, on top of a neolithic... (more)

Tags: place:Ben Volovaig   top:Burial Ground, Crematorium   Chambered Cairn   top:Derelict, Disused   place:Dunvannarain   top:Historic Sites and Artefacts   top:Housing, Dwellings   place:Isle of Skye   Ruins   near:The Aird   place:Trotternish   top:Uplands  

The river here flows through fairly flat heather moorland. The river is wide and... (more)

Tags: Heather Moorland   place:Isle of Skye   place:Kilmaluag River   top:Moorland   top:Rivers, Streams, Drainage   place:Trotternish  

Taken from near the base of the Staffin pier. View over the shallow and... (more)

Tags: Boulders   place:Breun Phort   top:Coastal   top:Estuary, Marine   place:Isle of Skye   Shore   place:Staffin   place:Trotternish  

Looking west, with in the background, the low Hunish peninsula (which ends at... (more)

Tags: top:Coastal   place:Isle of Skye   place:Rubha Hunish   near:The Aird   place:Trotternish  

The flat moorland here would be very boggy in wetter weather. The apparent wall... (more)

Tags: Heather Moorland   place:Isle of Skye   top:Moorland   place:Trotternish  

The river flows onto the moorland here having dropped steeply through Glen Scamadal.

Tags: place:Glen Scamadal   place:Isle of Skye   top:Moorland   top:Rivers, Streams, Drainage   place:Trotternish  

A tiny slipway at the western end of Kilmaluag Bay. On the far side of the bay... (more)

Tags: near:Balmacqueen   top:Coastal   place:Isle of Skye   place:Kilmaluag Bay   Shore   Slipway   near:The Aird   place:Trotternish   top:Village, Rural Settlement  

Weaknesses in parts of the cliffs here have allowed the sea to erode some... (more)

Tags: top:Coastal   top:Estuary, Marine   top:Geological Interest   place:Isle of Skye   top:Rocks, Scree, Cliffs   place:Stac Lachlainn   near:The Aird   place:Trotternish  

A complex and impressive feature. A natural arch allows the sea to enter the... (more)

Tags: top:Coastal   top:Estuary, Marine   top:Geological Interest   place:Isle of Skye   Natural Arch   top:Rocks, Scree, Cliffs   place:Stac Lachlainn   near:The Aird   place:Trotternish  

Although not very apparent in the picture, the ground slopes steeply towards the... (more)

Tags: top:Coastal   top:Geological Interest   place:Isle of Skye   place:Stac Lachlainn   near:The Aird   place:Trotternish