Toscaig, Applecross peninsula, NW Scotland - Page 4

limey · 10-14-2015, 11:42 AM

There are two types of woodland on Arran: the "managed" stuff which is all Sitka spruce (not a native species and so very barren), which is currently being "harvested", and the native mixed, mostly deciduous stuff of which there is much less. I much prefer the latter, and it is similar to what I've shown here.

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limey · 10-14-2015, 11:51 AM

And finally we took a look at a couple of beaches, first at the appropriately named Sand:

and then at Applecross itself:

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glatt · 10-14-2015, 12:46 PM

Interesting to see such lush vegetation when the surrounding landscape is so harsh looking.

xoxoxoBruce · 10-14-2015, 01:00 PM

Must be on Torridonian sandstone and not loessian gneiss.

limey · 10-14-2015, 01:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

Must be on Torridonian sandstone and not loessian gneiss.

Yes, I think so. Looking at the rock face where they've blasted the "new" road round the coast. There's an interesting view/spot which I hope to get round to photographing tomorrow.
By the way, all photos are taken with my trusty Samsung S5 phone and not doctored in any way.

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xoxoxoBruce · 10-14-2015, 01:49 PM

I saw some pictures recently where they were cutting a new multilane highway through the mountains, Appalachians I think. Anyway the pictures showed the different types and colors of the freshly cut rocks and soils like a layer cake and explained how and when each layer was added over billions of years. Also what gave each layer it's color and why some layers were twisted. Cool stuff.

That phone gives great quality pictures, Mr Limey using the same?

limey · 10-14-2015, 02:00 PM

Nope. He uses an iPhone 6 Plus. Photos also au naturel from his phone.

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limey · 10-15-2015, 02:25 PM

Well. That was a thread killer wasn't it?
The Applecross peninsula is about fifteen miles north to south and eight or nine east to west. There are around a hundred (permanent) households, some with just one inhabitant. I'm not sure how many holiday homes/letting cottages there are.
There is a primary school (for ages four to eleven) but at age eleven the kids have to go to secondary school in Plockton. This would be a relatively short sea journey from Toscaig pier that I photographed a while back, but there is no ferry service. It is a one hour forty minute drive each way so just about all of the Applecross kids therefore board there through the week in a school hostel.
There is a reasonably well-stocked general store on the peninsula, but the nearest town with a supermarket of any size is Dingwall or Inverness - a round trip of 165 miles or so. Tesco (a UK supermarket) has just begun delivering to Applecross, a development which the local shop is watching with trepidation.
There is a doctor resident on the peninsula. She is on call 24/7 by default. Mobile phone coverage is atrocious, so you may not be able to reach her first go if she is out. The nearest hospital is on Skye. Two and a half hours away. There is a small fire station not far from our holiday cottage. If it is like Arran, the fireman are all volunteers.
I didn't ask how many policemen there are

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limey · 10-15-2015, 02:36 PM

Only two photos today, of a place where they had to blast through the sandstone to make the "new" coast road:

We went for a drive over all of that loessian gneiss landscape today because the man on the boat trip said many people thought it was as good a drive as the Bealach na Ba. They're not wrong. We did our own sort of dash cam thing with Mr Limey holding up his phone as we drove back but you're going to have to wait to see that until we get home as the upload would take a week at least

Tomorrow we're off to Skye over the bridge ...

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xoxoxoBruce · 10-15-2015, 02:47 PM

Beautiful patterns and colors in that stone. I can see shapes in it like when I look at clouds.

Carruthers · 10-16-2015, 05:08 AM

Thanks for posting those pictures, limey.

It makes me realise both how much of this small island I haven't visited, and how overcrowded we are down here in the bottom right hand corner.

Griff · 10-16-2015, 06:02 AM

That is a great series of shots.

fargon · 10-16-2015, 09:34 AM

Lovely pictures, delightful and informative text. A+

10-14-2015, 11:42 AM	#46
limey Encroaching on your decrees Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: An island within the south-west coast of Scotland Posts: 7,016	There are two types of woodland on Arran: the "managed" stuff which is all Sitka spruce (not a native species and so very barren), which is currently being "harvested", and the native mixed, mostly deciduous stuff of which there is much less. I much prefer the latter, and it is similar to what I've shown here. Sent by thought transference __________________ Living it up on the edge ... of civilisation, within the southwest coast of

10-14-2015, 11:51 AM	#47
limey Encroaching on your decrees Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: An island within the south-west coast of Scotland Posts: 7,016	And finally we took a look at a couple of beaches, first at the appropriately named Sand: and then at Applecross itself: Sent by thought transference __________________ Living it up on the edge ... of civilisation, within the southwest coast of

10-14-2015, 01:00 PM	#49
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Must be on Torridonian sandstone and not loessian gneiss. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

10-14-2015, 01:49 PM	#51
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	I saw some pictures recently where they were cutting a new multilane highway through the mountains, Appalachians I think. Anyway the pictures showed the different types and colors of the freshly cut rocks and soils like a layer cake and explained how and when each layer was added over billions of years. Also what gave each layer it's color and why some layers were twisted. Cool stuff. That phone gives great quality pictures, Mr Limey using the same? __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

10-14-2015, 02:00 PM	#52
limey Encroaching on your decrees Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: An island within the south-west coast of Scotland Posts: 7,016	Nope. He uses an iPhone 6 Plus. Photos also au naturel from his phone. Sent by thought transference __________________ Living it up on the edge ... of civilisation, within the southwest coast of

10-14-2015, 12:46 PM	#48
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	Interesting to see such lush vegetation when the surrounding landscape is so harsh looking.

10-15-2015, 02:25 PM	#53
limey Encroaching on your decrees Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: An island within the south-west coast of Scotland Posts: 7,016	Toscaig, Applecross peninsula, NW Scotland Well. That was a thread killer wasn't it? The Applecross peninsula is about fifteen miles north to south and eight or nine east to west. There are around a hundred (permanent) households, some with just one inhabitant. I'm not sure how many holiday homes/letting cottages there are. There is a primary school (for ages four to eleven) but at age eleven the kids have to go to secondary school in Plockton. This would be a relatively short sea journey from Toscaig pier that I photographed a while back, but there is no ferry service. It is a one hour forty minute drive each way so just about all of the Applecross kids therefore board there through the week in a school hostel. There is a reasonably well-stocked general store on the peninsula, but the nearest town with a supermarket of any size is Dingwall or Inverness - a round trip of 165 miles or so. Tesco (a UK supermarket) has just begun delivering to Applecross, a development which the local shop is watching with trepidation. There is a doctor resident on the peninsula. She is on call 24/7 by default. Mobile phone coverage is atrocious, so you may not be able to reach her first go if she is out. The nearest hospital is on Skye. Two and a half hours away. There is a small fire station not far from our holiday cottage. If it is like Arran, the fireman are all volunteers. I didn't ask how many policemen there are Sent by thought transference __________________ Living it up on the edge ... of civilisation, within the southwest coast of Last edited by limey; 10-15-2015 at 02:46 PM.

10-15-2015, 02:36 PM	#54
limey Encroaching on your decrees Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: An island within the south-west coast of Scotland Posts: 7,016	Only two photos today, of a place where they had to blast through the sandstone to make the "new" coast road: We went for a drive over all of that loessian gneiss landscape today because the man on the boat trip said many people thought it was as good a drive as the Bealach na Ba. They're not wrong. We did our own sort of dash cam thing with Mr Limey holding up his phone as we drove back but you're going to have to wait to see that until we get home as the upload would take a week at least Tomorrow we're off to Skye over the bridge ... Sent by thought transference __________________ Living it up on the edge ... of civilisation, within the southwest coast of

10-15-2015, 02:47 PM	#55
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Beautiful patterns and colors in that stone. I can see shapes in it like when I look at clouds. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

10-16-2015, 05:08 AM	#56
Carruthers Junior Master Dwellar Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Buckinghamshire UK Posts: 4,059	Thanks for posting those pictures, limey. It makes me realise both how much of this small island I haven't visited, and how overcrowded we are down here in the bottom right hand corner. __________________

10-16-2015, 06:02 AM	#57
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	That is a great series of shots. __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

10-16-2015, 09:34 AM	#58
fargon Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: La Crosse, WI Posts: 8,924	Lovely pictures, delightful and informative text. A+ __________________ Annoy the ones that ignore you!!! I live a blessed life I Love my Country, I Fear the Government!!! Heavily medicated for the good of mankind.

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