Monthly Archives: July 2019

Crombie to Limekilns

Posted on July 28, 2019 by AMWeston

A couple of weeks ago in sunnier weather we did the next part of the Fife Coastal Path. Terry had checked the buses and we decided on one car this time. We parked in Crombie and started on the path … Continue reading →

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Fairy Glen

Posted on July 15, 2019 by AMWeston

Near Uig is a village called Balnacnoc – this means the village or township in the hills – is the Fairy Glen – a Quirang-like landscape in minature. The road to the Fairy Glen is single track and there is … Continue reading →

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Culross to Crombie

Posted on July 12, 2019 by AMWeston

It was a nice day, a few weeks ago, so we decided to do another part of the Fife Costal Path. This time we took two cars parking one at Crombie and then driving to Culross to start. Before we … Continue reading →

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Kilvaxter Souterrain

Posted on July 11, 2019 by AMWeston

After our trip to the museum and graveyard we headed south to Kilvaxter.  A sign directed us to a small car park and from there we walked into a field to discover the Kilvaxter Souterrian.   A souterrain is an … Continue reading →

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Kilmuir Graveyard

Posted on July 11, 2019 by AMWeston

After visiting the Museum of Island Life we visited Kilmuir Graveyard. Why visit this graveyard? Well it has several graves of interest. The main grave is that of Flora MacDonald, it towers above all the others. It has an epitaph … Continue reading →

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Museum of Island Life

Posted on July 11, 2019 by AMWeston

In the north of Skye at Kilmuir is the Museum of Island Life. It is a small museum based in a small township of thatched cottages, each depicting, as closely as possible, the conditions on the island at the end … Continue reading →

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Sheep on Skye

Posted on July 8, 2019 by AMWeston

One thing you notice when driving on Skye especially when off the main roads are the sheep. There are lots of sheep of Skye and they graze everywhere! We had to keep the gate to the cottage closed or they … Continue reading →

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Duntulm Castle

Posted on July 7, 2019 by AMWeston

As we drove round the top of Skye we saw some a castle ruin. We stopped and ventured to find out more. There were no signs as to who the castle had belonged to other than a memorial cairn to … Continue reading →

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Walk to Staffin Beach

Posted on July 5, 2019 by AMWeston

After lunch at Columbus 1400, we walked down towards Staffing Beach. This involved crossing some moorland before a stone path down the hill. We had to go past some cows. A brief walk along the shore line got us to … Continue reading →

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An Lethallt

Posted on July 3, 2019 by AMWeston

From Portree we took the road north heading towards Slaffin. On the way we stopped at Lealt waterfall. There is a viewing platform which gives a safe place to view the falls. A short and easy walk towards the sea … Continue reading →

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