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Duirinish cottage

Category C Listed mid 19th century cottage and attached byre it is listed as Mrs Gunn's House.

Duirinish over the stream

Here are a row of Category C Listed cottages. Right to left the first two are mid 19th century and listed as Colonel and Mrs Walker's House (3/4 in view) and Mrs Nicolson's House. The next two are mid to late 19th century and listed as Dun Caan (Mrs Frost) and Sir Torquil and Lady Matheson.

Bridge over Allt Duirinish on the road to Plockton

Category C Listed bridge of 1826 by Thomas Telford.

Duirinish from the bridge on the road to Plockton

Duirinish is Norse for headland of the deer and owned by the National Trust for Scotland since 1947 when it was bequeathed by Sir Daniel and Lady Margaret Hamilton. Most of the houses (and many barns) are Category C listed and started life as simple thatched cottages. It is notable for the survival of its traditional barns, at least one to almost every house, with a group of about 15 (known as 'the sheds') arranged about a village green mostly with corrugated iron replacing their original thatch. The Mathesons of Duncraig improved the cottages in the late 19th century.

Duirinish from the bridge on the road to Plockton

Grid square NG 78 30

Taken at the trig pillar. Village of Drumbuie at middle of near shore. The far shore is the Applecross peninsula.

Grid square NG 78 30

Taken at the trig pillar. Plockton air strip & high school (white building) just visible below middle of near shore line.

Grid square NG 78 30

Taken at trig pillar. Hamlet of Achnandarach below centre of horizon.

Grid square NG 78 30

Taken at the trig pillar. Shows typical vegetation for the area.

Path along the shore, to Duncraig

This path runs between Plockton and Duncraig, along the south shore of Loch Carron. It passes by mixed woodland, including pine, birch and rhododendron. This was a rather wet day, with a few puddles on the path, getting muddy in places.

Minor road to Drumbuie

A few twists and turns on this road, as it descends towards Drumbuie. It passes by rough moorland, with a few trees and shrubs. On a rather grey day, with a bit of rain.

Highland cattle, by the Duirinish road

Looking along the minor road between Duirinish station and the main part of Duirinish township. This area is rough grazing, with a few Highland cattle wandering around.

Duirinish station

Duirinish station, or Diùranais in Gaelic, a minor stop on the Kyle of Lochalsh Line. It is in a somewhat remote location, 1km west of the main Duirinish township. It has quite a long platform, but only a small shelter for waiting. There is a level crossing at the east end of the station, for the minor road to Port an Eòrna.

Plockton Station

Sarah Charlesworth

Sheds and houses, Drumbuie

Several red sheds and a number of houses, along the main street in Drumbuie.

Train in the rain, at Plockton Station

A rather dreich day at Plockton station, or 'Am Ploc' in Gaelic. The train is the ScotRail service running from Inverness to Kyle of Lochalsh, due to depart Plockton at 1322. It is a Class 158 multiple unit, number 158704.