Situated on the rugged west coast of Skye this campsite has one of the most stunning situations in all of the British Isles. Camping at the foot of the Black Cuillin mountains on the shore of Loch Brittle with direct access to some of the most spectacular walking and climbing to be had anywhere, you could easily spend a week or so here and never feel the need to drive anywhere. Spend the days up in the mountains or the explore easier coastal walking to the chambered cairn, pictish fort and other delights and then spend the evening strolling on the beach watching the sky change colour in the long summer evenings. A very special walk to take (suitable for all abilities) is to head back up the single track road - it’s the only one so you won’t get lost! – and follow the footpath sign to The Fairy Pools, a truly magical place.
Should the weather turn inclement the nearby Talisker distillery at Carbost welcomes visitors with a tour and a wee dram, it’s worth buying a bottle to enjoy at your tent.
This is a near to wild camping as you can get while still having all the comforts of less remote sites, toilets, showers and a well stocked campsite shop and hopefully a small breeze to keep the midges at bay!

www.dunvegancastle.com/content/default.asp?page=s20
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Take A863 past Sligachan on Isle of Skye, turn L to B8009 then L following signposted road for app. 8 miles.

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Dunvegan Castle is the seat of the Clan MacLeod and occupies a splendid site at the edge of the sea. It is surrounded by gardens which, presumably as a result of the Gulf Stream, are almost Mediterranean in their exuberance and variety.

The castle itself today is traditional Scottish Baronial in appearance - tall, turreted, battlements - and much of what you see from the outside is early Nineteenth century. There are Medieval bits inside, and work from later times, but these have been largely incorporated into subsequent developments. Of significant interest are some fine portraits of the MacLeods, their wives and children.

The exterior walls of the castle are rather peculiar, having been rendered in what looks like a grey-pink porridge. This work was carried out in the early Nineteenth century, so while it is old it is, frankly, far from beautiful. The beauty of Dunvegan accordingly remains its site, the gardens and the glorious views of the sea.

Dunvegan, Skye, Scotland. www.dunvegancastle.com

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