The Quiraing

Our last day on Skye and we were lucky again with the weather.  It was a cold but calm and sunny start to the day and we decided to visit The Quiraing.  Its an incredible landscape formed by post-glacial large scale landslides.  The landslide at the Quirang is the largest mass movement slide in Britain, extending over 2km in width.  It comprises Jurassic sedimentary sequences overlain by thick Palaeogene lava flows. The narrow road up there is apparently repaired every year due to land movement.

After walking some of the circuit walk here we travelled next to the Fairy Pools further south on the island.  We had intended to visit the Fairy Glen as well and anticipated that it would be close to the Fairy Pools but this wasn’t the case.  It was back where we had just driven from so we had to give it a miss due to time.  The Fairy Pools are also spectacular and a popular place to visit. They are surrounded by the Cuillan hills notably the Black Cuillan and comprise a series of pools and waterfalls.

Another enjoyable day and a last meal at a local pub.  Thanks to those visiting my journal, hopefully I will manage to catch up with you later on my return home.