#Ardnamurchan

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Ardnamurchan Lighthouse.

print shop

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Postcards from Scotland, 2018

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Miss Donaldson’s car and chauffeur, possibly Glen Borrowdale Road, Ardnamurchan, Scotland, 1920's - by M.E.M. Donaldson (1876 - 1958), Scottish/English

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Among the gorse, Camas nan Geall, Scotland

📸 by Damian Shields

www.damianshields.com

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Maclean's Moon I - Camas nan Geall, Ardslignish, Ardnamurchan by Steven Marshall Via Flickr: The full Worm Moon of March 2022 setting over the sea out beyond MacLean's Nose as viewed across Camas nan Geall

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Where the rocks of Ardnamurchan meet the rolling Gaelic Sea

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Where the rocks of Ardnamurchan meet the rolling Gaelic Sea,

Where the reef-jawed whirlpools gnash their teeth and roar,

There’s a lass whose gaze is seaward, standing in the menhir’s lee

On fair Alba’s ever-westward-facing shore.

She is patient in the gloaming, through the tempests and the gales,

For the mists to lift and Barra to be seen,

For the beating of the galley-oars, the slapping of the sails,

And the sight of Somerled’s royal barquentine.

For her lover is a sailor in the service of the Laird

Whose demesne runs from St Kilda to Goat Fell;

And her memory’s a wishing-store of youthful days they shared,

Of the many yesteryears since their farewell.

On the days when sunshine strokes the shore and calm sea mirrors sky,

She may shade her eyes and touch her beating breast,

For the white wings of a fulmar turn to ship-sails in her eye,

And for one brief moment she is heaven-blessed.

She will wait and wait forever, for the lassie does not know

That the Island Chieftain’s galley’s gilded side

By Atlantic squalls was shattered, and in Cape Wrath’s undertow

Roll her lover's bones, in that relentless tide.

Where the cliffs of Ardnamurchan brave the Minches’ treachery

And the machair grasses whisper we have sinned,

Where the selkies’ siren voices and the wail of the banshee

Sound a distant, sullen pibroch in the wind,

There’s a grey-clad shade a-keening as she joins their ghostly song

With a counterpoint of sigh, and sob, and moan;

And the neebours pull their blankets close, awake the whole night long,

While Sionad Ni’Choinnich walks the cliffs alone.

Oh, the rubha of Ardnamurchan is a finger pointing west,

It’s a lonely place of rock, and sea, and cloud;

There I cross my heart and pray that lonely spirit finds her rest,

May the mist and dewfall be her gentle shroud.

By the fire, in Tobermory, we may drink a warming dram,

And toast all who live in Mull-of-Many-Trees,

But we leave the rubha to Sionad, to the wedder and the ram,

To the selkie-song and its forlorn reprise.

Oh, beware the heart, avoid the love for men who sail away

To the oil-rigs or the ocean fishing-ground;

For the years are short, the sunshine cheap, all wealth spent in a day,

And our death at last all pleasures will confound

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Pine Marten by Ardnamurchan, Scotland

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Pine Marten by MOZBOZ1 https://flic.kr/p/2oJBf1U

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Ardnamurchan, Scotland

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Ardnamurchan AD SIngle Malt Scotch Whisky Review

Today’s review is all about Ardnamurchan AD Single Malt #Scotch #Whisky from @adelphi1826. Click the link to hear all about it!

  The subject of today’s video is a Single Malt Scotch Whisky that is produced by one of the newer distilleries in Scotland (opened in July 2014). Ardnamurchan is this distillery’s name and it’s located in the village of Glenbeg. The Ardnamurchan expression that we’ll be discussing is a 46.8% ABV whisky called AD. Here’s what the Whisky Exchange has to say about it: A fruity, sweet single malt…

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Ardnamurchan 'ArdnAmerica Tour' 1st Release

Review by: dustbunna Distillery: Ardnamurchan. Bottler: Distillery bottling. Region: Highlands. ABV: 57.8%. Cask strength. Age: NAS but approx. 5-6 years old. Distilled in 2017/2018. Bottled in 2023. Cask type: Vatting of Oloroso and PX sherry hogsheads/octaves. Price: $90 USD for 700mL. Natural Color. Non-chill-filtered. Bottle open across approx. 8 months, notes taken leisurely across…

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Ardnamurchan Whisky Cask Strength 2023 Release

The Ardnamurchan Whisky Cask Strength 2023 Release is a powerful and unadulterated representation of the Ardnamurchan distillery. As a cask strength bottling, it offers an intense taste experience characterised by spicy notes, fruity aromas and a hint of smoke. This undiluted nature makes it a must for lovers of high-quality Scotch whiskies.

58.1% alc./vol. Cask type : Bourbon Casks (90%), Sherry Casks (10%)

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My third favourite restaurant in Glasgow \\ Highlight was the hand dived barra scallops with roasted Stornoway black pudding. I've tried black pudding during my previous two visits to the UK and they're always dry and so not my thing, but my (Scottish) boss said I need to try it with scallops. Now I am a convert (but only if they come with them scallops)! • • • #throwback #evtravels #ardnamurchan #CHUK22 #bbctravel #uk #unitedkingdom #vsco #lightroom #GalaxyS21Ultra #thetravelintern #travelgram #glasgow #scotland #visitscotland #passionpassport #evgoestouk (at Ardnamurchan Glasgow) https://www.instagram.com/p/CompglSpWjm/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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if anybody tries to tell me otherwise, i will stab them and float them out into the loch

how is this not proof that mungo left with james

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HRH Princess Anne talks about her new Rustler 44 yacht and love of sailing in Scotland

Article from Yachting World, published 4th December 2014

Elaine Bunting asks Royal Princess Anne and her husband Vice Admiral Sir Tim Laurence which are their favourite Scottish cruising grounds when they sail their Rustler 44 Ballochbuie.

Scotland is no easy cruising ground. The weather can change quickly. Reaching the more distant islands requires a certain toughness as well as skill, especially if sailing double-handed, as The Princess Royal Princess Anne and her husband Vice Admiral Sir Tim Laurence usually do aboard their new Rustler 44 Ballochbuie. This is ‘black run’ cruising.

Their favourite places are the more remote islands and anchorages. “To be honest, if we get north of Ardnamurchan it suddenly feels different, and if you go north of Skye other boats almost disappear, and although there are some based up at Ullapool and Stornoway, they are rare,” says Princess Anne.

Asked about some of the places they like to visit, they first mention the island of Coll. “We’ve got some friends who live there,” says Sir Tim, adding: “though is not the most hospitable and the anchorages there are a little bit variable.”

“But it is pretty impressive at certain times of the year,” adds Princess Anne, “particularly up at the northern end, the Cairns of Coll. The northern end is rocky and the southern end is a bit more agricultural and there are lots of geese in the winter. Actually, winter is probably more entertaining – you get snipe and woodcock as well.”

At the mention of anchorages, Sir Tim gets up and goes below to Ballochbuie’s navigation table to retrieve a document that runs to several pages of A4 paper. This is a list of all the places he and Princess Anne have been to during their years of sailing the two Rustlers.

It is a very impressive and comprehensive list stretching from Rathlin Island off the north coast of Northern Ireland as far north as Cape Wrath at the north-western tip of Scotland. The scores of anchorages are carefully listed and account for some challenging pilotage and difficult nooks and crannies. But they seem to enjoy exploring new – and preferably out of the way – spots.

“We haven’t kept a record of how many miles we’ve sailed, but we have kept a record of the anchorages,” says Sir Tim, to which the Princess adds: “Every trip we added one anchorage we hadn’t been to before, at least, and usually two or three. Even if you are going over the same ground there are still places to be found, though fish farms are a bit of a menace. There are places we used to anchor in Bloodhound that you can’t get to now.”

The wildlife and sea life are something they both mention. “We see quite a lot of basking sharks, particularly between Coll and Tiree,” says Princess Anne. “Once I lost count at about 25. That was extraordinary.”

Princess Anne recalls: “We had a rough three days on the way from the Sound of Harris down to Lochboisdale [on South Uist] and saw a big pod of dolphins, which was just extraordinary. They were coming at you from the top of the waves. They didn’t quite jump over the top of the boat, but they looked like they were going to.”

Royal favourites

Lewis: the lochs on the east side are great. There are quite a few places to anchor in Loch Roag.

Shiant Islands: we’ve been there a couple of times in Blue Doublet and a couple of times on [the cruise ship] Hebridean Princess with The Queen.

Loch Ewe: we had an interesting time in fog as thick as I’ve ever known it. There is a wonderful garden to see here as well.

Hermitray: there are some nice anchorages in the Sound of Harris, but lots of fish farms around.

Rona: a favourite spot. One of the most sheltered anchorages on the west coast. A very nice man, Bill Cowie, is the warden.

Skye: we’ve been all round Skye. There are lots more places to visit. We’ve only been to 12 anchorages there!

Eriskay: there’s a fantastic little anchorage here. We went there for the first time in Ballochbuie.

Barra: a marvellous place and a wonderful escape from the world.

Vatersay: good shelter in the lee of a sandbar. We anchored near Vatersay in company with Britannia one year.

Canna, Rum, Eigg and Muck: we enjoy visiting all these islands.

Loch Nevis and Loch Awe: both are lovely places.

Loch Moidart: beautiful, but we’ve only been there once. It has quite a scary entrance, not easy in a long-keel boat and you’re always battling the wind to get out.

Mull: Loch Mingary, Bunessan, the Bull Hole and Ardlanish. A beautiful little spot with shelter on the south side of the Ross of Mull. Carsaig is a little notch you wouldn’t think you could get into or get any shelter at all, but there’s a little reef offshore you can tuck behind.

Lismore: the island in Loch Linnhe. Walking there you get the most beautiful views and you can see as far as Ben Nevis.

Loch Feochan: there is a little place right at the entrance that is great.

Garvellach Islands: lovely, but weather- dependent so it has to be very calm.

Loch Craignish: Goat Island is one of the safest anchorages on the west coast of Scotland, as long as you are able to wash off your anchor; it has the stickiest mud.

Jura: we have visited anchorages all round the coast.

Rathlin Island: fascinating, a bit shallow and we bounced off the bottom there.

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Good Morning from Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Calmnes, Kentra Bay, Gobshealach, Ardnamurchans before the sun was about to rise from behind the hills to the north of Ben Resipole.

📸Steven Marshall on Flickr