This page displays an assortment of photographs of
Blaven,
Torrin, the Seven Miles from Broadford to Blaven,
Isle of Skye and other parts of Scotland.
Photography, particularly landscape photography, is a passion of mine. For this
website I have deliberately avoided the angry seas, brooding clouds landscape
shots that I enjoy and instead picked the kind of images that you'd expect to
see in a travel guide or brochure. Unlike some a travel brochures though there are
no building sites, motorways or sewage treatment plants just out of shot.
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one image to the next.
Blaven
An assortment of photographs of Blaven. You can read more about this mountain
here.
Blaven from Camas Malag.
The "classic" view of Blaven from the east bank of Loch Slapin.
The "classic" view of Blaven from the east bank of Loch Slapin.
Preparing for a photoshoot by Loch Cill Chriosd with Blaven as a backdrop. This was a cold winter morning with everyone wrapped up and protected from the cold. Everyone that is except the model.
Blaven from the Sound of Sleat.
Blaven from the Sound of Sleat with Ornsay lighthouse to the left.
Blaven reflecting in Loch Slapin.
A snow-dusted Blaven from Torrin.
Rocks, sheep and Blaven from the east side of Loch Slapin. This is the only image on this website shot on 35mm film.
The concrete "rock" in the foreground is part of the remains of a jetty that presumably once served the old Torrin quarry immediately behind the photographer.
Torrin
A selection of photographs in and around the village of Torrin. You can read more about the village
here.
This beautiful cottage was restored during the 2000s.
Torrin from the west bank of Loch Slapin.
Looking west over Torrin towards Loch Slapin and Blaven.
Torrin's church was converted in to a family home in the early 1992. It now offers self-catering accommodation for up to eight people.
Approaching Torrin with a snow covered Blaven in the background.
Approaching Torrin with Blaven in the background.
The rear hut used to be the Torrin shop. It was moved to the current location after the shop closed in the 1960s.
The old marble quarry (left) and Torrin from the west bank of Loch Slapin.
Torrin and a snow covered Blaven.
Torrin barns.
Lurking in the trees behind the two barns in the previous photograph.
Cottage, trees, snow and mountain.
Torrin buildings painted by torchlight (flashlight) and passing car headlights.
Visually the current marble quarry at Torrin has minimal visual impact on the area from most angles. However the plant and workings are exposed on the Kilbride to Camas Malag road as shown here.
Arrays of floating sea cages and walkways like these ones on Loch Slapin can be found in many Scottish sea lochs and especially around the crinkle-cut coastline of Skye.
Seven Miles
A selection of photographs taken on the seven miles of road between Broadford and Blaven. You can read more about
the sights, the landmarks and the history here.
The "Girl Beth" catches the winter sun at Broadford Pier.
Winter sunrise over Broadford Bay.
Ducks enjoying a mid-morning stroll around Broadford Bay. Just above the head of the rightmost duck is the abutment of the bridge that used to carry "The Marble Line" narrow gauge railway down to Broadford Pier.
Passengers await the arrival of the Paddle Steamer "Waverley" for a cruise to Loch Nevis.
Beinn na Caillich with the remains of the chambered cairn in the foreground.
Strath Suardal and the B8083 road to Torrin, Blaven and Elgol.
A tree sprouts from brickwork near Suardal and the abandoned marble cutting and polishing works.
The ruined church at Cill Chriosd on the road from Broadford to Torrin.
The ruined church is photogenic and worth exploring at any hour. For this shot on a bitingly cold, dark December night I triggered the camera remotely as I drove past in the car with headlights on, parked up and walked back along the road towards the camera in total darkness using a torch (flashlight) to paint in the building and features.
The autumn sun settles over Loch Cill Chriosd. Blaven is visible in the middle distance.
The old manse in the abandoned settlement of Kilchrist. Blaven is to the left and Beinn na Caillich to the right.
Blaven through the square window of the old manse at Kilchrist.
Blaven shrouded in cloud, viewed from Strath Suardal.
Allt an t-Stratha Bhig flows down from Strath Beag, past the old Torrin marble quarry and in to Loch Slapin.
Strath Suardal looking north east towards Broadford.
Isle of Skye
Photographs of other parts of the Isle of Skye. You can read more about Skye
here.
The decommissioned lighthouse on Eilean Bàn.
M/S "Explorer" catches the light under a threatening sky off Armadale. Six months later she struck a submerged iceberg off the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica and sank, fortunately with no loss of life.
Elgol beach with the Cuillin ridge in the background.
Elgol beach with the Cuillin ridge in the background.
Caledonian MacBrayne ferry "Hebridean Isles" catches the evening light at Uig pier.
Elgol Primary School surely has one of the best playground views of any school in the UK.
Elgol beach is a magnet for geologists and photographers alike. It is not hard to understand why.
Heavy horses on the beach at Armadale.
Paddle Steamer "Waverley" approaching the pier at Portree.
The Skye Bridge.
The MV "Coruisk" leaves Armadale for the 30 minute crossing to Mallaig.
The majestic 48 metre (157 feet) high Old Man of Storr.
Portree, the capital of Skye.
Kylerhea Glenelg ferry.
The distinctive shape of An Sgurr on Eigg as seen from Elgol.
Isle Ornsay pier.
Kyle Akin with the village of Kyleakin to the left and Kyle of Lochalsh and the Lochalsh Hotel to the right.
A highland cow at Drinan stares back.
A rare photograph of a sheep on Skye that is not standing on or near a road! Cheviot sheep at Camas Malag with Blaven in the background.
Infra-red photograph of an abandoned cottage near Elgol.
An immaculate Kilmarie House.
Calmac's "Loch Striven" on a run between Sconser on Skye and the Isle of Raasay.
Scotland
An eclectic collection of photographs reflecting the heritage and diversity of Scotland.
The national flag of Scotland. A battered and tattered Saint Andrew's Cross or Saltire, flutters proudly from the stern of the CalMac ferry MV "Loch Nevis".
Paddle Steamer "Waverley" steaming south through the Sound of Kerrera.
Iona Abbey is one of Scotland's most historic and venerated Christain sites and the burial place of early Scottish kings.
8th century St Martin's cross at Iona Abbey.
Paddle Steamer "Waverley" anchored in the Sound of Iona.
Thankfully not suitable for the lid of a shortbread tin. Eilean Donan Castle at dusk looking towards Loch Alsh.
The rarely seen Loch Duich side of the (in)famous Eilean Donan Castle.
Triple Formula 1 world champion Jackie Stewart reunited with his 1971 Tyrrell 003 at Knockhill in Fife.
Mary, Queen of Scots visited Hermitage Castle in the Scottish Borders in 1566.
Scotland take on Wales at Scone for the TMI Festival Cup. Wales won.
The 50 million year old Sgurr of Eigg.
Flit Boat "Laig Bay" transferred up to 28 passengers at a time plus cargo from the "big ferry" to the Isle of Eigg. She retired from the route in 2004 with the opening of a new slipway.
Lismore Lighthouse, 8km (5 miles) north-west of Oban.
The picturesque village of Plockton with the village of Ardaneaskan at the end of the rainbow.
Former ferry "Hebridean Princess", now a luxurious cruise ship, off Mull with a shipload of well pampered passengers.
Ardnamurchan Point, the westernmost part of mainland Great Britain.
Preserved LNER steam locomotive "Morayshire" pulls away from B'oness Station on the Bo'ness and Kinneil Railway.
Orchardton Tower near Dalbeattie dates from the late 1450s and is unique in that it is the only circular tower house in Scotland.
Her Majesty's Yacht "Britannia" at Ocean Terminal, Edinburgh. She served as the Royal Yacht for Queen Elizabeth II for 43 years before being decommissioned in December 1997.
Staffa with Fingal's cave centre.
Oban, harbour, fishing boats and McCaig's Folly.
Tobermory, Isle of Mull.
Glamis Castle, Angus.
Clyde built Cunard liner "Queen Elizabeth 2" departs the River Clyde after celebrating her 40th birthday.
Red deer at the Scottish Deer Centre, Cupar.
Camas Aird nam Fiasgan, Morrar with the Isle of Rùm in the distance.
The "Loch Striven" tied up at Kyle of Lochalsh pier. The ferry normally runs between Sconser on Skye and the Isle of Raasay.