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Newest Review: ... to moor. There were lots of little shops and the town was bustling with locals and visitors. Picnic food bought, we continued down the peninsular, crossing over to Loch Tarbert for a while before heading along a single track road to Skipness and its little Castle. There was a short walk from the car park to the castle, mostly ruins, but a wooden staircase had been put in to give access to the higher floors, it was worth the climb with lovely views from the top. There was no charge which did surprise me! On the way back we stopped in a little cove and looked across to Arran, we listened to the birds, and wished we could recognise them all, wa... more

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Villages, Lochs, Isles & Resorts in Scotland in general: Whistle Stop Tour of the West of Scotland. (2104 words)
by - written on 13/06/05 (Very useful, 283 readings)
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Majestic mountains, dense forests, babbling burns through peaceful glens, deep mysterious lochs, hidden coves, grazing deer, a soaring eagle, empty white sandy beaches, I could go on and on, because our few days in the west of Scotland have had all this and much more too. Failte. That is welcome in Gaelic, the greeting you see as you enter many of the places in the West Highlands of Scotland, and a very warm welcome we had everywhere we went on our few days break. We travelled on a Sunday, passing through Glasgow and heading over the Erskine bridge, through Helensburgh along the Firth of Clyde, then on the shores of Gare Loch and Loch Long, climbing up to ... Read the complete review