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Rain came in the morning, so we decided to skip the hiking today. Instead,
we made the 30 minute drive to Armadale Castle. After visiting the castle
and walking around the grounds a bit in the rain, we went into the cafe
and had lunch.
View from Armadale Gardens
Lawn at Armadale Castle
Armadale Castle ruins
Armadale Castle ruins
Armadale Castle ruins
Forest at Armadale
Trail through the forest at Armadale
Trail through the forest at Armadale
2 Rising Lines II sculpture (by Julie Brook)
2 Rising Lines II sculpture (by Julie Brook)
Spider web
After lunch we visited the Armadale museum here. It describes the history of the
people on the Isle of Skye, going back hundreds of years.
Flowers next to the Armadale museum
The rain had stopped by now, and we stopped at the Broadford grocery store on the
way back to the rental house. The others were tired, but I wanted to explore more.
I decided I had just enough time to get to Dunvegan Castle before they closed.
I made the hour drive to Dunvegan, and bought my entry ticket at 4:45pm, just before
the 5pm last entry. I then sped through the castle (you can enter it, which is something
you can't do at Armadale, since Armadale is mostly ruins). Then I quickly went through
all the impressive gardens at Dunvegan.
Inside Dunvegan Castle
Dungeon at Dunvegan Castle
Behold, the Great Sword of Dunvegan
Back of Dunvegan Castle
Back of Dunvegan Castle
Looking out from back of Dunvegan Castle
View from Dunvegan Castle
Inside Dunvegan Castle
Dunvegan Castle
Dunvegan Castle
Dunvegan Castle
Dunvegan Castle from the side
Dunvegan Gardens
Dunvegan Gardens
Dunvegan Gardens
Sun dial at Dunvegan Gardens
Monkey Puzzle Tree
Dunvegan Gardens
Dunvegan Gardens
Dunvegan Gardens
Dunvegan Gardens
Dunvegan Gardens
My entire visit to Dunvegan only lasted about an hour, but I felt like I pretty much
covered everything. Afterwards I started the drive back to the house. I knew I'd
be stopping, as I'd passed some of the prettiest views I'd seen on the island. I
stopped at several roadside turnouts to take pictures.
Roadside view
Crepuscular rays
Roadside view
Roadside view
Roadside view
Roadside view
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