Sailed from Rodel to Loch Maddy.
Bike ride across the island to Bharpa Langass where we took in the short circular walk to an unusual chambered tomb and a stone circle. Tea in the hotel and then we continued to the West coast. The piece of coast that we reached was reminiscent of the Frisian Islands in that there are sandy islands running parallel with the coast and separated from the mainland by shallow muddy water. The machair was disappointing here too – I presume it has been badly affected by the drought. We tried to find another standing stone which was marked on the map. No luck, so we returned back over the island. The inland part is a big peat bog with many small lakes. There are many small peat diggings as peat is a common domestic fuel.
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track of the ride / walk.
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Entrance to the Chambered Cairn,
closed because of a structural problem |
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| Peeping through the entrance |
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| Lochs and peat |
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| Stone circle |
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| West coast scenery |
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| Peat cutting |
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| Peat drying |
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| Visitors’ moorings at Loch Maddy |
