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Loch Cuithir

Date ... Sunday, 10 May 2009
Distance ... 9.25 miles
Ascent ... 930 feet
Time ... 4 hours 10 mins
Weather ... 13ºC, light NE winds, sunny and dry
Summits ... None
Start ... Cul nan Cnoc village - roadside parking (NG517625)
Maps ... Ordnance Survey - Explorer Nº408 (1:25,000) or Landranger Nº23 (1:50,000)


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The route map of our walk

The route map of our walk

Looking out over The Sound of Raasay towards the main land as we left the village at the start of the walk

Looking out over The Sound of Raasay towards the main land as we left the village at the start of the walk

The Storr (left) and Hartaval (right) from Greallainn

The Storr (left) and Hartaval (right) from Greallainn

Zooming in on Quiraing from the same spot

Zooming in on Quiraing from the same spot

Leaving Greallainn village to head across the boggy moorland to reach 'The Diatomite Road'

Leaving Greallainn village to head across the boggy moorland to reach 'The Diatomite Road'

On 'The Diatomite Road' and heading towards Loch Cuithir where the 'Diatomite' was collected

On 'The Diatomite Road' and heading towards Loch Cuithir where the 'Diatomite' was collected

Another view of The Storr

Another view of The Storr

Sgurr a Mhadaidh Ruaidh (left), Creag a Lain (centre) and Flasvein (right) a very small part of the Trotternish Ridge

Sgurr a Mhadaidh Ruaidh (left), Creag a Lain (centre) and Flasvein (right) a very small part of the Trotternish Ridge

Looking north from the loch along the Trotternish Ridge

Looking north from the loch along the Trotternish Ridge

Sheena and Tim at Loch Cuithir, this is where the 'diatomite' (an algae clay) was dredged from the bottom of the loch

Sheena and Tim at Loch Cuithir, this is where the 'diatomite' (an algae clay) was dredged from the bottom of the loch

Beinn Edra from Loch Cuithir

Beinn Edra from Loch Cuithir

Sgurr a Mhadaidh Ruaidh, Creag a Lain and Flasvein  from Loch Cuithir

Sgurr a Mhadaidh Ruaidh, Creag a Lain and Flasvein  from Loch Cuithir

A similar view from the smaller lochan further into the corrie

A similar view from the smaller lochan further into the corrie

Flasvein reflected in one of the small pools

Flasvein reflected in one of the small pools

Looking back as we headed back down from the loch towards Inver Tote

Looking back as we headed back down from the loch towards Inver Tote

Inver Tote and the Sound of Raasay, the buildings in the bottom of the cove are the old Diatomite drying rooms

Inver Tote and the Sound of Raasay, the buildings in the bottom of the cove are the old Diatomite drying rooms

The Sound of Raasay with the 'Torridon' mountains in the distance

The Sound of Raasay with the 'Torridon' mountains in the distance

An Lethallt gorge with the Trotternish ridge in the distance

An Lethallt gorge with the Trotternish ridge in the distance

Back at the cottage after our first walk on Skye!

Back at the cottage after our first walk on Skye!