Stones in a Haystack

The Isle of Skye - Hunting for Stones Part 2 Dunscaith Castle The final two stones I was seeking were the Dunscaith Castle Stone and the lifting stones of An Sithean. As with many of the Scottish stones, the locations these two took me to were nothing short of stunning. Both these locations were visited on my final day in Skye, so we will start chronologically with An Sithean, the first stop of the morning. Just a few miles south of Broadford, An Sithean lies both imposing and hidden at the same time. Not particularly marked any maps, there's no signage, and in a land full of impressive views, it'd be easy to not notice it, your gaze stolen by  Beinn na Caillich looming in the background. An Sithean. Beinn na Caillich towards the left of the photo, with one of the Celtic-Viking ruins directly below it. Ignore the pillock who decided this was a sensible place to park his motor home. The view looking away from An Sithean Th...

The Isle of Skye - Hunting for Stones Part 1 View from the front of our tent, the Red Cullins to the right The Red Cullin range in front of the tent Looking back over tent, the Black Cullin range (and our neighbour's tent) Having recently returned from the Misty Isle, it's time for a rundown on my stone hunting antics, and time to put a brief line under Skye. I've certainly got some other places and stones I want to search for on Skye, but for now there is many other stones and places to visit and the excited child in me struggles to stay on one task for too long!  For a recap, the stones I wrote about on Skye were: Clach Mhor Mhic Crimmon, Glagen-Glune, the lifting stone(s) of An Sithean, Dunscaith Stone, Clach Mhor Na Saothraich, Ultach Gillean a' Bealaich and Clach Chraboithbh I'c Thearlaich. Due to those pesky things called time and distance constraints, my trip involved MacCrimmon's stone, An Sithean and Dunscaith. If you...