ISLE OF SKYE
80 miles west of Millwood House
Enjoy a day visiting this famous
Scottish Island
The largest of Scotland's islands, Skye has a wild and
mountainous interior and the peaks, pinnacles and ridges of the
Cuillin Hills are
among the finest rock climbing areas in Europe. The coastline with all its
indentations is said to stretch for almost a thousand miles.
Set among woodlands and gardens on one side on a rock
above a sea loch on the other is
Dunvegan Castle.
This is the most visited place on Skye, it has been the home of the chiefs
of the clan of the MacLeods of Dunvegan for over 700 years. The castle and
its grounds are open on weekdays from Easter to October. There are boat
trips (in the summer season) to the island breeding grounds of the
grey seals.
To reach Skye from Inverness you can now use the
new bridge on which a
toll must be paid - but the old ferry boat is still operating as a
very attractive alternative.
Plockton
is a small village on the mainland very close to the Isle of Skye and is a
delightful place to visit on a day out to Skye. |
