Coille Mhoruisge

A long straight on the A890 road, heading towards Achnasheen. A fairly wide road, but not much traffic. A sign on the left warns of deer.

The name Coire na Glas-lic means the Corry of the Grey Slab and refers to the prominent rock slabs in the background to this picture.

The wooden former fish farm building becomes ever more derelict.

The concrete jetty was built to serve a former fish farm. It looks like the jetty will survive longer than the nearby wooden boat house, that is now becoming very derelict. (See NH1053 : Derelict building, Loch Sgamhain).

Looking east from close to the former fish farm jetty.

Looking south-westward.

Looking north-eastward in the direction of Achnasheen.

Although you might expect a deep loch between the mountains, contour maps show this is a fairly flat bottomed valley and the loch is less than 30m deep.

The A890 is a non-primary cross-country route in sparsely populated, mountainous terrain from Lochalsh and Skye on the west coast of the Highlands to Achnasheen where it joins the A832 to Inverness. Like many Highland roads, the A890 was entirely single track until the 1960s, but road improvements in recent years (along with improvements on the A832) have made it increasingly popular as an alternative route between Inverness and the Isle of Skye, avoiding the A82 along Loch Ness. It is also an important route for residents of the Lochalsh, Applecross and Strathcarron areas, connecting them to the services of Kyle of Lochalsh , as well as the High School in Plockton.

The A890 is a non-primary cross-country route in sparsely populated, mountainous terrain from Lochalsh and Skye on the west coast of the Highlands to Achnasheen where it joins the A832 to Inverness. Like many Highland roads, the A890 was entirely single track until the 1960s, but road improvements in recent years (along with improvements on the A832) have made it increasingly popular as an alternative route between Inverness and the Isle of Skye, avoiding the A82 along Loch Ness. It is also an important route for residents of the Lochalsh, Applecross and Strathcarron areas, connecting them to the services of Kyle of Lochalsh , as well as the High School in Plockton.

The A890 runs 32 miles from Achnasheen to Auchtertyre. Link

The train bound for Kyle of Lochalsh approaches the shore of Loch Sgamhain along which it runs.

The A890 is a non-primary cross-country route in sparsely populated, mountainous terrain from Lochalsh and Skye on the west coast of the Highlands to Achnasheen where it joins the A832 to Inverness. Like many Highland roads, the A890 was entirely single track until the 1960s, but road improvements in recent years (along with improvements on the A832) have made it increasingly popular as an alternative route between Inverness and the Isle of Skye, avoiding the A82 along Loch Ness. It is also an important route for residents of the Lochalsh, Applecross and Strathcarron areas, connecting them to the services of Kyle of Lochalsh , as well as the High School in Plockton.

The A890 runs 32 miles from Achnasheen to Auchtertyre. Link