Its hard in the highlaands

[David]

I was working in the highlands earlier this week. I traveled up on Sunday afternoon and took a couple of pics at Glen Coe. Can you imagine trying to scrape a living here in times gone by? Hard is not the word.





I'm heading back up on Sunday for another 3 days. As this trip is planned in advance, I'll try and take some better pictures.

[Lime]

Even today it must be pretty hard although the islands must be even tougher.

[Jock Scot]

Nice to see its still there! I am heading home on Saturday and will pass that way.

[Tobus]

I traveled up on Sunday afternoon and took a couple of pics at Glen Coe. Can you imagine trying to scrape a living here in times gone by?

Speaking of which, we are about two weeks away from the date on which the massacre took place there. Many of the victims of that massacre died from exposure. And looking at your photos, I can see why. It looks cold!

Beautiful pics, though.

[creagdhubh]

Glen Coe and Rannoch Moor: A beautiful and breathtaking place for sure, yet equally desolate and remote. I have been there many times, but never in the winter (yet). I can't begin to imagine how it was for the MacDonalds of Glencoe, who survived the initial onslaught, only to feel the full wrath of a snowy, Highland winter. Fantastic photos, thanks for sharing.

Cheers,

[tulloch]

Beautiful, breathtaking sight.

[brewerpaul]

A bit of winter gear, gaiters and good boots and those look like some nice winter hike/climbs. Desolate maybe but beautiful. Id give that land a good try at living on it if given a chance. Thanks for sharing the photos.... Beautiful countryside.....

[David]

I pass through it regularly, its not as nearly atmospheric in good weather. A lot of people get caught out by the area. I mentioned to my wife I passed the mountain rescue vehicles at the south end of the pass, she said she was sure there had been an incident on Sunday. There have been quite a few accidents this year in the highlands.

On a lighter note here is a picture from last year, I think. Its the Dornoch Firth from Struie. Taken if I remember rightly about 08:30 and the only sound was the coging of the grouse on the hill behind me

[David]

Here is another one from a couple of years ago.


In the foreground is the river Luirgan and the munros are in Assynt I think one is called Coigach. I made some notes at the time, but they dont make much sense to me now, the river is the Luirgan though

[Grizzly]

Glen Coe and Rannoch Moor: A beautiful and breathtaking place for sure, yet equally desolate and remote. I have been there many times, but never in the winter (yet). I can't begin to imagine how it was for the MacDonalds of Glencoe, who survived the initial onslaught, only to feel the full wrath of a snowy, Highland winter. Fantastic photos, thanks for sharing.

Cheers,

A memorial cross is located in the churchyard of Glencoe Village with an inscription.



Such a small memorial for an atrocity which had an enormous impact both at the time and down through the ages.