Eilean na h-Àirde

Island in Inverness-shire

Scotland

Eilean na h-Àirde

Filled in GeodhâSuidhe nan Eun Credit: Mick Garratt

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Eilean na h-Àirde Images

Images are sourced within 2km of 57.125172/-6.0940668 or Grid Reference NG5211. Thanks to Geograph Open Source API. All images are credited.

Filled in GeodhâSuidhe nan Eun

Mick Garratt

Plastic washed up west of Rubha na h-Easgainne

This seems a fairly typical scene on weather-facing beaches in Skye - a few bits of wood (with nails) which might be useful for a campfire, but mostly plastic which one really shouldn't burn on an open fire, but how to get rid of it ? Behind the storm beach, plastic rubbish is incorporated in the soil and will be almost impossible to remove, though perhaps less likely to end up as micro-plastic continuing to degrade and pollute. There seems to be less rope and fishing net than there used to be, but more pipe and other fish-farm hardware, along with lubricant containers and fish boxes.

Andy Waddington

Geodh in Suidhe nan Eun

The natural arch across this geodh is well over 100m away and it looks as though you could get in for a lot of that distance, possibly needing a bit higher tide than when we passed by. Unfortunately, it was getting a bit late in the day and we still had to paddle to Elgol and retrieve a car from the opposite side of the Strathaird peninsula, so we were feeling too time-pressured to explore this one in our sea kayaks.

Andy Waddington

Paddling along the Strathaird coast

The journey from Kilmarie to Elgol around the coast of the Strathaird peninsula is a short paddle allowing plenty of time to explore the geos, caves and other gunk-holes formed in the almost continuous line of sandstone cliffs. The scenery gets gradually more exciting as the headland of Rubha na h-Easgainne and the island of Eilean na h-Àirde are approached. The only disadvantage of doing the trip in this direction is that the sun is in one's eyes most of the way down the southeastern coast of the peninsula.

Andy Waddington

End of the road

The public road south from Glasnakille ends here, though there are at least two further dwellings down the track.

Richard Dorrell

Perforated headland below Glasnakille

A remarkable feature on a remarkable section of coastline. Just south of Spar Cave, right below Dun Grugaig, is this beautifully eroded headland of Jurassic sandstone.

John Allan

The beach on Eilean na h-Ãirde

The north end of the sandy beach on Eilean na h-Àirde, with a view towards Suidhe Biorach and the Cuillin.

John Allan

Reef south of Eilean na h-Ãirde

One of several small skerries in the shallow water south of Eilean na h-Àirde. In the centre of the background view is Gars-bheinn at the south end of the Cuillin Ridge.

John Allan

Cave east of Suidhe Biorach

A through cave with a narrow exit at the far end. See NG5112 : Inside the through cave It is said by some guides to be Prince Charles's Cave - but that is a little further west.

John Allan

Inside the through cave

Looking towards the rear exit of the cave seen in NG5112 : Cave east of Suidhe Biorach

John Allan

Sea cliffs north of Suidhe Biorach

Soft sedimentary rocks riddled with caves and geodhs. The view is from Suidhe Biorach looking towards Gars-bheinn at the southern end of the Cuillin.

John Allan

(Another) Prince Charlie's Cave

Possibly the cave he spent his last night on Skye in before leaving for the mainland - depends which source you read! The cave is to the right of the centre of the photo.

D Riddell