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Saturday, September 25, 2021

Isle of Skye, Scotland

Hiking on the Isle of Skye, August 24, 2021

Uig Ferry and Idrigill, Skye

Loch Leatham, Skye

Where is the Isle of Skye?
The largest of the Inner Hebrides. 

First hike was "The Storr" which means big or prominent from old Norse.  While the littlest one got to ride, the other two boys hiked up the trail. It was about 2.5 miles round trip to where we stopped for lunch. They were such troopers!   


This area has been used in several films including Prometheus (2012) and The Wickerman (1973). 


Climbing up to The Big Storr

Stopping for a rest at the foot of Big Storr.

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The Storr hike, Isle of Sky - Spherical Image - RICOH THETA

Next, we piled back in the big van and found some of the narrowest roads on the island, leading to our next hike: The Quiraing or "Cuith Raing" in the Gaelic. 

Narrow roads leading up to Quiraing


The car took us most of the way up, and the views were spectacular. 
Looking down on the narrow roads. 

This location is so awe inspiring that it has been used in eight different movie scenes including: King Arthur: Legend of the Sword (2017), Transformers: The Last Knight (2017), The BFG (2016), 
Macbeth (2015), 47 Ronin (2013), Snow White and the Huntsman (2012), Stardust (2007) and who can forget The Land that Time Forgot (1975). 





Click to look around on the 360 panorama and use the +/- buttons to zoom. 

Cuith Raing, Isle of Skye - Spherical Image - RICOH THETA


-David 

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