#Dundonnell

[autotrails]

Irish Auto Trail-Ballinasloe to Tirconnellbeg, County Roscommon

Irish Auto Trail-Ballinasloe to Tirconnellbeg, County Roscommon https://youtu.be/IRi3gOS0blE This Irish auto trail begins in Ballinasloe on the River Suck. From Ballinasloe, the trail crosses into County Roscommon, following the R357 to Tirconnellbeg.

[100milesfromhome]

Hi I’m actually from Glasgow and only visited Edinburgh once fully so don’t know much places in Edinburgh to visit but as someone who loves the history side of things I’d say definitely go to Scotland national museum and Edinburgh castle.

In terms of hiking if you wanting to stay in the Edinburgh area Arthur’s seat is the most obvious place to go. If would travel around to hike Dundonnell is a good place from my experience. Also if your into whisky, I would go to a whisky tasting experience.😊

Ooo, you superstar.

I'd love to go to Arthur's seat, but yeah like you said it's obvious, as long as it's nice to go to I'm in

[newsbites]

News from Australia, 9 July

Indigenous Australians Minister Linda Burney has signalled the four key priorities for the Voice to parliament she outlined will not be enshrined in legislation and will be “based on trust” instead.

2. Protesters in Darwin are attempting to prevent the movement of a powerful on-shore drilling rig to the Beetaloo Basin, highlighting concerns about the environmental impact of fracking.

The Beetaloo Basin is a highly energy resource-rich area, with an estimated 500 trillion cubic feet of gas, but the use of shale fracking in the region is yet to be trialled.

Despite the recent lifting of a five-year moratorium on fracking in the Northern Territory, environmental, Indigenous, and farming groups remain worried about the potential consequences, particularly on groundwater reserves.

3. Conservation groups and traditional owner groups have reintroduced the eastern quoll, a previously-extinct marsupial, to western Victoria. The marsupial, which is only found in the wild in Tasmania, became extinct on the Australian mainland in the 1960s.

Scientists released seven quolls onto a sheep station in Dundonnell last year and dozens more have been reintroduced to regional NSW. This week, the Eastern Maar people helped bring another 12 quolls to the area. The reintroduction process took place during NAIDOC week, a time to recognize the significance of First Nations people and cultures. The hope is that this project will lead to the survival of the quoll on the mainland.

[ruthlivingstone]

471 lay-by through Dundonnell Forest to lay-by

471 lay-by through Dundonnell Forest to lay-by

[This walk was completed on the 7th July 2022] Today, I’m filled with a sense of urgency because I want to get to Ullapool before the end of this trip – and I discovered yesterday that Ullapool is much further away than I realised. Its a dull sort of day, but at least it isn’t raining. I hide my bike in the bracken, and begin my plod along the A832 (more…)

[thequeenofsheba-blog]

West/northwest Scotland trip review

ORIGINALLY POSTED IN OCTOBER 2019

Given the lack of up-to-date information on chowhound about food in Scotland, thought I would write up our last trip in Oct. 2019.

We flew into Glasgow and drove up to Glencoe, stopping at Monachyle Mhor for lunch. The location is lovely, and I would strongly recommend spending the night there if you can, their hotel rooms looked gorgeous. The lunch menu was lovely, I had a delicious piece of trout with herbs and grapefruit that was light and perfectly prepared. And second a puff pastry stuffed with butternut squash and goat cheese that was delicious. My husband’s beef was very nice as well. Very solid lunch spot.

We spent the night in Mallaig, eating at a local seafood spot which was fine.

We spent the next day on Eigg, and traveled on to the Isle of Skye to have dinner at Three Chimneys. My feelings about this place are mixed. The service was terrible, like one of the worst service experiences I have ever had at a fancy restaurant- sommelier wanted to cut corners and was pouring wines for those getting the wine pairing in the back and just bringing out the glasses to save time until a client threw a fit at him. I would say though that the pairing itself was excellent. When some of the tables freed up at the end of dinner, the servers didn’t clean them down, so for the second half of our meal, half the tables around us were dirty and crumb-covered. In terms of the food, some courses were stellar, like the first langoustine course, an apple-cured scallop, and the rabbit. The beef course wasn’t great and a few others were unbalanced I thought.

The next night still on Skye we ate at Scorrybreac because Loch Bay was booked out. Scorrybreac was ok, small and cute, service wasn’t great, and I would say the food was ok, but nothing exceptional.

The next day as we drove onwards to Ullapool we stopped for lunch at Kinloch Lodge. Wow- this is the definition of civilized with a drink in the drawing room before you go in for food, then a delicious amuse and soup. The starter was a very nicely prepared piece of salmon and the mains were nice though not stand out. But the dessert was delicious. This is the kind of place you should come for lunch and then stay for the afternoon to read a book and have a cup of tea by the fireplace. The waiter managing the bar has the most impressive grip on their 140+ whiskey bottle collection, very impressive.

In Ullapool we ate at the Arch Inn- would not recommend it. Ceilidh Place sounded better and we should have gone there.

Small non-foodie tip- from Isle of Skye to Ullapool I strongly suggest you do not do the google maps route, but instead this one, which takes about 4.5 hours and is STUNNING- the tremendous Torridon and Wester Ross circuit roads, via Loch Carron, Shieldaig, Torridon, Kinlochewe, Loch Maree, Gairloch, Dundonnell, and eventually Ullapool.

We went up to Assynt the next day only to find out that the Albannach, and the same owners’ gastropub have been shut down- apparently they got into debt with the bank, which has seized both restaurants. We went to the famous Lochinver Larder instead, savory pies were good, their fresh langoustines were stunning, and their dessert rhubarb pie was one of the yummiest desserts I have had in eons.

On our final night we ate at Chez Roux at Rocpool Reserve in Inverness. This was great, my langoustine starter was fab, as was my fish main dish with risotto (perfectly cooked fish, delicious risotto and really stunning flavors). Didn’t love dessert but all in all a great meal.

[jromanoff]

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Thank you for sending me this :D

1. Gloves Up - Little Mix

2. A Man Without Love - Engelbert Humperdinck

3. Theme From New York, New York - Frank Sinatra

4. Sex (with my ex) - FLETCHER

5. Hymn of the Highlands: V. Dundonnell

[tommymacsblog]

Corrieshalloch Gorge near to Dundonnell, Easter Ross. Photo by Tom MacDonald, 16/9/2013. 

Informative link > https://www.walkhighlands.co.uk/ullapool/corrieshalloch.shtml

[scotianostra]

Good Morning from Scotland

[jollysportingbear]

The Fisherfield Forest by Kyoshi Masamune Via Flickr: This is the view one can appreciate looking South West from Lord Berkeley's Seat on An Teallach. The area is called Dundonnell and Fisherfield Forest (despite having no trees!) and from this vantage point its main features are Loch na Sealga and the corbett Beinn Dearg Mor together with other hills of Wester Ross.

[pedaalridder]

19 september

Zou dit dan de mooiste tour van mijn leven geweest zijn? Het magnum opus aller ritten? Toen ik bij ondergaande zon aan het eind van het Little Loch Broom bij het plaatsje Dundonnell, na 91 km langs de kust en door de bergen afstapte, liet het me niet geheel onberoerd. Wat een tocht! Het ene moment was nog verplettender dan het andere, soms kon ik me niet voorstellen over de Wester Ross Coastal Trail gefietst te hebben.

Bij het samenstellen van deze tocht, kon ik weer ouderwets niet-digitaal of anders gezegd analoog genieten van een landkaart. Als je wilt kun je er avonden mee vullen. Voor je het weet ben je eigenlijk al op reis. Een rit hoog in het noordwesten van Schotland langs de kust moest het worden. De weg die zich kronkelend op de kaart weergeeft, de A832.

De uitvoering geschiedde bij prachtig zonnig weer, langs de zee, door valleien over een rustige weg en kleine plaatsjes. Één mag bijzonder genoemd worden, namelijk Poolewe. Daar aan het Loch Ewe was dit plaatsje een veilige haven voor marine- en handelsschepen in de Tweede Wereldoorlog. Het meer is hier diep en nauw en komt uit in de Atlantische Oceaan. De schepen voerden naar het Russische Moermansk.

Dat ging goed tot 30 december 1944. Het laatste konvooi bestond uit vierhonderd eenentachtig koopvaardijschepen en meer dan honderd marinescheepvaartschepen Vele honderden mannen brachten hun ultieme offer. Getroffen door U-boten van de Nazi’s werd het koude grijze water van de Noord-Atlantische Oceaan hun rustplaats.

In Laide aangekomen bezocht ik een piepklein winkeltje. De eigenaresse moest wel over een ingenieus vermogen beschikken, zoveel spullen die je daar kon krijgen in een ruimte van postzegelformaat. Behalve dat ze ingenieus was beschikte ze ook over charmte. Bij het afrekenen van mijn waar, te weten een ijskoffie en wat snoep, zei ze over het laatste “oh well you need sugar”. En uiteraard ontlokte ze ook wetenswaardigheden over mijn rit, of ik de kustroute over de noord dan wel zuidkant deed, en dan nog eens iets, waar ik dan wel niet ging slapen vannacht....want als ik nog niets had gevonden, zou zij zich wel over mij ontfermen. Nou, nou...er zijn dagen dat het niet op kan!

[janeandmaggiesscotty500]

Tonight it’s Maggie putting together her thoughts of another wonderful days cycling. After probably the best nights sleep we’ve had on this holiday we enjoyed a homely and very generous breakfast. ( neither of us can eat a big breakfast so we have developed a system of ordering it and then putting the cooked part in a take away box to eat later. When we left Broomview it had started to rain and so it continued but not heavily and we were able to enjoy the ride along Loch Broom. Before long we were starting to climb but like previous days the hill was a ’long and winding road ‘ to quote someone (I’m sorry I don’t know who). Although there was plenty of cloud around, the rain stopped and occasionally the sun came out - the mountains were spectacular and cycling through them with very little traffic was really magical.

Eventually we dropped down to Dundonnell the most amazing descent I have ever done. It just went on and on, along mountainsides, through forests until we reached the shores of Little Loch Broom. We now cycled along the shore line of the Loch - the sea looking so blue and the sky over the mountains so black with rain clouds!!! All I could focus on was the sight of the road climbing on and on over the headland knowing that would be the next challenge. In fact like many on this trip it wasn’t as bad as feared. We descended into Gruinard bay. In the middle of the bay is an island where they tested anthrax on sheep in the 1940s. All the sheep died and it was only in the 1990s sheep were able to be reintroduced after a major clean up. The bay is glorious white sand and blue sea although rather chilly for bathing. However before we could reach our destination of Laide we knew we had a double arrow hill to ascend. I watched Jane slog her way up slowly and confidently, as usual I was well behind but when I felt I was starting to go backwards down the hill decided enough was enough and got off and walked the last quarter of a mile. I take my helmet off to Jane for completing a really tough climb ( she is of course a little younger them me!). As we were slightly early we visited Laide church supposedly the site of the earliest church in Scotland built by St Cuthbert in 6th century. We then cycled to our accommodation ready for supper in a near by hotel and another early night.

[alexdehaas]

A832 "Destitution Road" in the direction of Dundonnell, Scotland. by Alex de Haas

[nosasblog]

A Survey of Kildonan, Wester Ross

A Survey of Kildonan, Wester Ross

by Anne MacInnes (NOSAS)

The township of Kildonan (NH07829097) lies on a SW facing slope overlooking Little Loch Broom, and was described by Jonathan Wordsworth as one of the most important post medieval settlements in Wester Ross. It has remained undisturbed by later developments so its field system remains largely intact. It is shown on Roy’s map of 1750 with lazy beds marked.

In late 2010…

[thatsnakeman]

A Scottish Sunset. Little Loch Broom, Dundonnel [OC] [5881x3926] via /r/EarthPorn https://ift.tt/3AODRut

[ruthlivingstone]

470 Dundonnel to lay-by

470 Dundonnel to lay-by

[This walk was completed on the 6th July 2022] The landscape is obscured by mist and the air is filled with a constant, miserable drizzle, interspersed with heavier downfalls of rain. A real change from the glorious sunshine of yesterday. This morning, I filled the van with diesel from the self-service pumps in Laide. As I was driving out of the forecourt, I noticed a woman standing with her…

[safereturndoubtful]

Day 26 - To Achnahaird

Friday 21st May

Just before I left this morning Sam and Gabriella pulled over in their self-converted Crafter. I had originally met them at Braveheart in Glen Nevis, and then by coincidence, the following night in Glenbrittle on Skye. We were the only two vans in the car park. They have since been in the Outer Hebrides, so we might call the first two meetings a coincidence, but this one as well...just strange.. They are good company and at only 23 years old probably the youngest on the camper road at present - bringing down the average age from well above 60.. Gabriella runs her jewellery business from the van, and Sam, between jobs (was Test and Trace, now looking to get into camper conversions), helps out. Crafting in a Crafter indeed. There aren’t many Crafters on the road, so we do stand out somewhat.

The stretch of road heading away from Dundonnell may be one of the most scenic in Scotland but it has a very dark history, and is known as Destitution Road.

When a potato fungus from America hit the Highland in the 1840s the effects devastated the country. Many were left starving and walked the seashores looking for any kind of nourishment while dysentery, influenza, scurvy, typhus and cholera killed in large numbers. Some help came from wealthy landowners, but soon there was a call for those in need to be made to work for their rations. A ‘destitution test’ was administered to ensure that each man worked their required hours. This labour included the construction of ‘destitution’ roads which pioneered routes in remote parts of the Highlands.

The stretch from Dundonnell to Braemore is one of the most famous of the Destitution Roads. The A832 road enters the Dundonnell Gorge where it climbs alongside the waterfalls on the Dundonnell River before leaving at Fain Bridge. It then travels across open moors reaching an altitude of 332 metres, close to the peaks of An Teallach and Beinn Dearg.

A beer, good conversation and a luxurious carpet for the dog to sleep on - last night at the Dundonnell Hotel.

This is the Rhue, or Rubha Cadail, lighthouse, and was built as late as 1952, so it isn’t one of the Stevenson Lighthouses. It’s close enough to the road that it’s never had a keeper live on site, so it’s small, and therefore not of interest as a private home or AirBnB rental, as most others are. It guards the entrance to Loch Broom and Ullapool’s harbour.

It was my weekly shop and refuel. So it was into the small Tesco’s in Ullapool. There’s still just the one tiny fuel station which really struggles with the big motorhomes, the result being queues on the road. Two motorhomes fill the place. The Royal Hotel kindly offers water fill ups for free, as the owner has a campervan himself. But, as to be expected, the further north, the less facilities... but still the same number of campers / motorhomes/ motorbikes / cyclists / vintage cars on the road. This summer I’m sure there will be times when the infrastructure cannot cope.

At Drumruie on the A835 the official NC500 route takes a left and passes under the spectacular ridge of Stac Pollaidh. I’ve taken groups up here a few times. It is a ‘mountain in miniature’ as it’s quite easy and a relatively short walk to gain the ridge, where then there is some exposed scrambling. It’s only just over 600 metres high. The problem baby twenty years ago was that the approach paths were heavily eroded, and becoming more so. It is very popular.

For me it was on to Achnahaird and it’s beach to try and find a stopover. SearchForSites has some good reviews about the beach car park, and indeed it is a great location, but there is a sign, which looks new, stating no overnight stops. Despite that two vans were settled for the evening.

We had an hour on the superb beach, which has surely one of the most incredible backdrops of all, with the Assynt mountains (Stac Pollaidh in side profile, Suilven and Cul Beag). The rain of the morning had given way to a clear evening, but windy. Just tremendous views. We found a little spot a mile or so up the road and settled in for the European Challenge Cup Final.