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Balnakeil Bay

Description: near Durness, Sutherland

Newest Review: ... books, so that gave it a head start anyway. No waymarkers or duckboards. I’d be on my own. And so the following morning, after spending a delightful ninety minutes in Balnakeil Craft Village, I parked beside the House of Balnakeil. It did appear lived in, so I didn’t pry too closely. Belonging at one time to Lord Reay, Chief of the Clan MacKay, parts of the house are said to be ... more

... lined with the timbers of a shipwrecked Spanish galleon. There was no path to follow, only a kilometre or more of shimmering white sand. Patches of light cloud relieved the monotony of the sun, and a gentle breeze kept the midgies at bay. I l...more

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Balnakeil Bay: Next Stop - The Arctic Circle! (854 words)
by Aspen - written on 13/03/01 (Very useful, 109 readings)
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Sometimes you just need to get away from it all. And you can’t get much further away than the very north west of Sutherland where, as the Bonxie flies, the next stop is the Arctic Circle. So if you, too, like to occasionally pull on the walking boots and wander far from the madding crowds, come with me while I ramble (!). I headed north west with the specific intention of going as far as I could without falling into the sea. Thus I found myself guiltily savouring the comforts of a small hotel in the village of Durness, in north west Sutherland. North west of Durness, the road continues for only a mile and a half, then it’s on with the ...

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