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Armadale Castle
Clan Donald Skye is a 20,000-acre highland estate on the Sleat peninsula in south Skye. Once part of the traditional lands of Clan Donald, the Estate was purchased by the Clan Donald Lands Trust in 1971. The Trust was established to promote an understanding of the history and traditions of Clan Donald and the Lordship of the Isles. As custodians of this wonderful estate, the Trust has worked tirelessly to save and develop this important resource for the benefit of visitors to Skye and, importantly, for the local community.
The Estate offers some stunning walks for all levels of fitness, with views eastwards across the Sound of Sleat to Knoydart, or on the west of the peninsula across to the Cuillin mountain range. It is home to iconic wildlife species including red deer, golden eagles and sea eagles.
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Black Cuillins
The 20 peaks that make up the Black Cuillins are volcanic in origin and are characterized as jagged, high and sharp - a real challenge to climbers.
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Callanish Standing Stones
A cross-shaped setting of standing stones erected around 3000 BC.
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Discover Mull Tours
Discover Mull, the gem in the crown of wild Scotland. We are a wildlife and bird watching tour of North Mull based in the beautiful scenic village of Dervaig. The tour starts from either Dervaig or Tobermory and takes in the wildlife hot stops of Aros, Salen, Gruline, Loch na Keal, Ulva Ferry, Loch Tuath, Tostary and Calgary Bay. Our tour is unlike the other land based tours on the island as well as looking for Mull’s famed wildlife and wild flowers we also take time to point out and explain the historical and geological sights we see on our chosen route if our guests request them. The tour lasts for up to 8 hours giving our guests plenty of time to take photographs of the magnificent scenery if they wish to do so and we find that many do. We carry 2 telescopes in our comfortable vehicle and also good quality binoculars for guests who require them so that they can get the most out of the day.
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Dunvegan Castle
Among all the historic houses of Scotland there is none that for sheer manifold fascination overtops Dunvegan Castle.
It is at once the greatest and most renowned among Hebridean strongholds, and the only one which has been continuously owned and (with the exception of the eighty years after the Potato Famine of the last century) occupied by the same family, during a period now reaching back over a span of very nearly 8 centuries. Architecturally it is a structure of high importance, containing work of at least ten building periods.
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Iona Abbey
The restored Iona Abbey, originally a medieval Benedictine foundation, welcomes up to 50 guests each week - as well as thousands of pilgrims every day during the summer months.
The Abbey provides neither a retreat house nor conference centre, but offers a unique opportunity to live with people from all over the world and all walks of life.
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Old Man of Storr
From car park, the path leads through woodland onto a steep climb to an area of geological formations. There are a number of different paths which can be followed to the base of the Old Man of Storr. Good views across the Sound of Raasay.
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Sea Life Surveys Visitor Centre
Marine wildlife visitor centre, for toddlers to grannies! We run research based wildlife cruises, and have a wildlife visitor centre with a marine fish tank, interactive displays, sightings, sea eagles, eco gift shop, and so much more. Open 12-months of the year.
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Skye Museum of Island Life
The Skye Museum of Island Life at Kilmuir, Isle of Skye was opened in 1965. The aim was to preserve a township of thatched cottages, each one depicting, as closely as possible, the conditions prevailing on the island at the close of the nineteenth century...
There are very few old-fashioned thatched cottages to be seen today in the Highlands. A hundred years or so ago thatched houses were very much a part of the Highland scene and within their walls, by the light of the peat fire - the crofters of the Islands kept alive the songs and stories which have made the Hebrides famous throughout the world.
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Skye Trekking Centre
Get away from the hustle and bustle, and experience the quiet rugged beauty of the Skye countryside from horseback...
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Friday 25 May 2012
