The day started with threatening showers and weather, but it resulted in an amazing photo from our hotel room.
The morning breakfast attempt at black sausage / pudding. Something like spiced liverwurst, but I knew where it came from ...
Glengorm Castle (Victorian, built 1860) beneath threatening clouds. We spent most of the day on the castle grounds, and we managed a good five miles or so before crossing their boundary.
Hail, really? Trying to shelter under some leaf bare trees.
We made it to Dun Ara, an Iron Age Fort on the ocean. This Dun was occupied for many, many years. Amazing views.
The Dun Ara from sea level.
Dun Ban, a lava sea stack, thought for many years to be an occupied fort, but like Loch Ness, this was a myth.
We hiked cross country and reached An Sean Dun, another ancient fort built to protect the area and the occupants. This was a double walled fort with commanding views of the countryside.
In the late 18th century the Lord of the Estate determined to rid the Glengorm Estate of its inhabitants and replace them with sheep. They were people who had lived and worked his land for centuries, but who owned nothing - only paid him rents. We found one such town which was emptied by "The Clearances". A memorial, historial place. And yes, it was crawling with sheep.
A huge pile of scallop shells - no Blue did not eat them all. They crush these and spread them on the pastures for plant and soil health.
After the Clearances village things went quite smoothly, until they didn't. We realized we were on a road parallel to the one we wanted to be on ... but there was no way to get to the correct road (12' high fence, river to cross, etc.) This led to a long trek on the single track "highway" to Dervaig to catch the last bust to Tobermory.
A beautiful day all told. Again, another day of astounding colors and clarity and beauty.
