Sligachan Old Bridge

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Stone bridge beneath the Cuillin peaks.

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A handsome triple-arched stone bridge of around 1810 spanning the river at Sligachan, with the peaks of the Black Cuillin rising behind it. It’s one of Skye’s classic photo spots, especially with the mountains reflected in the water. Parking is easy by the Sligachan Hotel on the A87, where the roads from Portree, Broadford and Dunvegan meet, which makes it a natural pause on any Skye drive.

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The Cuillin Hills

You’re inside itNational Scenic Area near Torrin

Britain's most serrated mountain range.

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Fairy Pools

Waterfall near Sligachan

Chain of crystal-clear turquoise pools and falls on the River Brittle beneath the Black Cuillin at Glenbrittle.

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Isle of Raasay

Island near Inverarish

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8 km NE

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Loch Coruisk

Loch near Elgol

Ringed by the Cuillin of Skye, this wild freshwater loch is reached by boat from Elgol or a scramble past the Bad Step.

9.2 km S

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Eas Mòr

Waterfall near Sligachan

A big waterfall — the literal meaning of its Gaelic name — dropping through a deep, sheer gorge on the Allt Coire Banachdich, high in Glen Brittle beneath the western Black Cuillin. Reached only on foot up the river, with the ridge filling the skyline above.

10.7 km SW