Tuesday, July 03, 2007

West Loch Tarbert

From Wikipedia,
"Huisinish (Scottish Gaelic Huisinis) is a remote place on the west coast of Harris in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. It lies at the end of a 12 mile long single track B road. The settlement of only four houses overlooking a white sand beach with views to the Atlantic. Nearby, and to the north, lies the uninhabited island of Scarp, the location of an experimental rocket postal service in the 1930s." Scarp is the land across the water on the right.
One thoughtful public provision in the Hebrides is a loo at the end of the road. This is the view from the steps of the public convenience across the sand and Hushinish bay to Taransay, since 1974, the largest uninhabited Hebridean island. This has to be the best view from a public loo in the U.K..
Looking up the loch to Abhainnsuidhe (Amhuinnsuidhe) Castle, the most westerly in Scotland, the building of which bankrupted its first Victorian owner. It is now an hotel. Right outside the walled castle gate are the cottages of the estate. I wanted to get a photo to illustrate "the rich man in his castle, the poor man at his gate" but did not manage it.
The beaches at Kuskentyre and Seilebost in South Harris, with Taransay on the right. This was our second day touring Harris. You can see the weather was beautiful but it was a cold North East wind that gave us the good weather. It kept away the rain and the midges but it was too cold to sit outside in the wind and at night our hosts were using their central heating.

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