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Scottish Highlands

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Scottish Highlands57.12 · -4.71Karte öffnen

Empty glens, long lochs and a coast of sea inlets, with weather arriving from the west.

Sehen

  1. 01GlensWide empty valleys cut by ice, with a single road through.
  2. 02Long lochsFresh water held between steep sides, dark and very deep.
  3. 03Sea inletsSalt water reaching far inland between bare hills.
  4. 04Ruined castlesWalls on rock outcrops, abandoned and left standing.

Erleben

  1. 01Drive the single trackOne lane, passing places, sheep with right of way.
  2. 02Climb a munroA day up and down, weather changing on the way.
  3. 03Watch for weatherFour seasons can cross the glen in an afternoon.
  4. 04Take the west ferryShort crossings to islands that look close and are not.

Essen

  1. 01Smoked fishCold smoked over oak, cut thin, eaten with bread.
  2. 02OatcakesDry, hard, made to carry cheese and to keep.
  3. 03Game stewVenison cooked slow with root vegetables.
  4. 04Single maltDistilled and aged by the glen it takes its name from.

Handwerk

  1. 01Woven tweedWool dyed to the colours of the hill and woven at home.
  2. 02Horn workCut, heated and shaped into spoons and handles.