Cailean Macleod, authors notes on this work in progress
Crystal clear water. Golden sands. No crowds. Sounds like a perfect Carribbean retreat.
At timess the North West Highlands can be like the Caribbean but the year round chilly waters ensure not many paddler’s are seen spotted wearing bikinis and surf shorts. Most of the year a good set of thermals, kayaking cagoule and salopettes and wellies or other warm/stout footwear is far […]
The raw but gentle power of the Sea of the Hebrides is clearly visible. This piece of sandstone (?) rock on the ‘Singing Sands’ beach on the Isle of Eigg, has been eroded into a graceful curve by the action of waves.
I suspect that there is banding in the rock with three possible different grades or types of […]
Location?
PS It’s not me posing for the photo…
Here’s the full story behind the picture
Until 1820’s there was a high price paid for soda ash which could be obtained from burning kelp. However cutting, transporting and burning the huge amounts of kelp needed to produce soda ash required lots of workers.
However on the seaboard of the Highlands, landlords had a ready supply of workers as they had ‘cleared’ the […]
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