Geo-Trips :: Four locations around Applecross

Applecross

A walk from Tornapress, Sat, 9 Jul 2011 by Toby Speight

Fine weather and a weekend unexpectedly to myself gave me an opportunity to clear up a few squares around Applecross that have been outstanding for a while. First, it was to the Kishorn Yard, where I was able to get surprisingly close to the old construction dock. From there, I was forced to head back uphill for a bit, around the boundary fence, to get some shots of the nearby shoreline. Then a sweaty reascent to the road, and in the car up to Cuaig.

Just a single square to grab at Cuaig, missed from the previous weekend's kayak trip. I had hoped to photograph the beacon at the northern end of the square, but I failed to find it, and settled instead for a scene of waves lapping the rocks at the shore.

In the car again to Inverbain, and the longest walk of the day, up the path that leads to Applecross Bay, leaving before the col to get pictures of Loch Lundie and Abhainn Dubh, returning via the new hydro scheme.

Finally, I stopped off at the summit of the A896 between Shieldaig and Kishorn, and trotted up the southern end of Ben Shieldaig. I was tired and hungry by this point, so I spurned the summit and drove home from there.

On the map below, the grey line is the GPS track from this trip. Click the blue circles to see a photograph taken from that spot and read further information about the location. The blue lines indicate the direction of view. There is also a slideshow of this trip. ( )

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NG8139 : Deep-water construction dock by Toby Speight
Deep-water construction dock
This dock was quarried out of the hillside to provide a dry dock where oilfield... more

NG8038 : Rocky foreshore by Toby Speight
Rocky foreshore
Sandstone bedrock and large pebbles.

NG7938 : Rocky coast by Toby Speight
Rocky coast
This pebble beach is typical of the south Applecross coast.

NG8039 : Allt a' Chumhaing by Toby Speight
Allt a' Chumhaing
This watercourse cascades down the hill; at this point it appears to have changed... more

NG6958 : Rubha Chuaig coast by Toby Speight
Rubha Chuaig coast
The dark growths on the rocks are not mosses; they are actually colonies of tiny mussels.

NG7850 : Fences old and new by Toby Speight
Fences old and new
The deer fence (circa 2000) runs along the line of the 19th-century estate... more

NG7949 : Near Loch Lundie by Toby Speight
Near Loch Lundie
Sandstone blocks litter the hillside.

NG7851 : Abhainn Dubh by Toby Speight
Abhainn Dubh
This aptly-named watercourse (Gaelic: "black burn") drains nearby Loch Lundie.

NG7852 : Cascade in Abhainn Dubh by Toby Speight
Cascade in Abhainn Dubh
The "black burn" drains Loch Lundie to the sea at Loch Torridon.

NG8549 : South ridge of Beinn Shieldaig by Toby Speight
South ridge of Beinn Shieldaig
Dipping sandstone, with a background of Beinn Damh, Maol Cheann Dearg, and Ruadh-stac.

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