Got lost in all those pictures. Made me want to leave tomorrow. Except I
suppose there'd be a bit of snow to contend with in some locations. <g>
We're thinking about kicking back on Mull and/or Skye for about half the time,
so unless they're really boring places (Ha!) I don't think the ferry travel
would be much of an issue. Get on, stay a while, move along. Lewis is beginning
to look like a must-see as well, so we may just wind up using the whole two
weeks in the Hebrides and save other areas for other trips.
But then that geology farther north . . .
And the whisky.
Oh dear . . . <g>
Thanks so much for all the information. Closer to time I may be begging secret
info on routes to out of the way stones and such.
--Bob
On Mar 26, 2013, at 10:21 AM, Piers Hemy wrote:
> Bob, Mull is a delightful place, and Ledaig whisky is a very pleasant
> tipple. Mull also gives ready access to Iona with the early Christian Abbey,
> and Staff, with Fingal's cave (cue Mendelssohn!). But Mull is an island,
> connected to the mainland by ferries which severely limits your ability to
> travel around. Allow 1.5 hours for the ferry from Craignure to Oban (the
> other ferries either take longer, or go to places which are even more
> isolated than Mull!). The last ferry back to Mull leaves Oban at 6pm most
> days.
>
> The best neolithic-ish (Iron Age, not Stone Age) sites on the mainland are,
> to my mind, just south of Oban - Google Dunadd, there is plenty more nearby
> - and just south of Kyle of Lochalsh - Google Dun Telve, there are two more
> nearby . But for spectacle, you'll have to go over to Lewis to see Callanish
> standing stones (qv you know where). The photos do not do it justice, and a
> visit in May would be very moving. There's a broch similar to Dun Telve
> nearby (Dun Carloway). There is lots lots more all over the Highlands, but
> it helps to know where to look, as much of it is not on the main roads, and
> very little has any tourism infrastructure - you don't want gift shops, do
> you?
>
> The downside to Lewis is that it too is dependent on ferries - allow three
> hours from Ullapool to Stornoway, two sailing a day. Or fly from Inverness.
>
> Island hopping could be a way to do it - take a look at
> http://www.calmac.co.uk for all the possibilities, but keep in mind that
> Skye is now connected by bridge, which makes it much easier (an easy day
> trip from here, for example).
>
> The best geology is further north, although much much older than neolithic -
> as I have just mentioned to AndrewF. And with evidence of neolithic human
> presence at Inchnadamph http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inchnadamph it would
> seem to tick your boxes :-)
>
> I'll get some photos posted to give you a flavour (but the Callanish photos
> are 30+ years old, and not scanned, so you'll have to make do with
> http://www.flickr.com/search/?q=callanish
--
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