Low tide at Glenelg exposes shingle beaches Wester Ross Scottish Highlands SCO 2387
Glenelg (Gleann Eilg in Gaelic) is a village Ross-shire in the Skye and Lochalsh district of Highland Region, in western Scotland. Its only access is via the 339m Bealach (pass) Ratagain from Shiel Bridge on the main Inverness to Skye road. It is situated by the Kyle Rhea narrows, where Skye is closest to the mainland, where the local ferry service continues to run with the likelihood of being purchased by a local Community Interest Company in the near future. Glenelg attracts some tourists, particularly to see the nearby remains of two of the best-preserved brochs (Dun Telve and Dun Troddan) on mainland Scotland, but remains unspoilt. Glenelg brochIts proximity to Skye meant that Glenelg was formerly of more strategic importance. Cattle reared on Skye were routinely made to swim to the mainland before being herded to market along the drovers road to Kinlochhourn and on to the Lowlands. Following the initial Jacobite risings, Glenelg was chosen as one of four sites in the highlands for a military barracks. These were completed in 1725 and a military road soon linked Glenelg to the rest of General George Wade's road network. Ultimately unsuccessful in preventing the 1745 uprising, and not needed after the Highland Clearances, the ruins of Bernera Barracks still stand. SCO 2387
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Location: Glenelg Ross-shire Highland Region Scotland UK
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