Applecross Bay, Raasay and Skye, Highland
The Applecross peninsula is a peninsula on the north west coast of Scotland. The name Applecross is at least 1300 years old and is now used locally to refer to the 19th century village lying on the small Applecross Bay facing the Inner Sound, on the opposite side of which lie the islands of Raasay and Skye.
Extremely isolated, Applecross was only accessible by boat until the early 20th century. For many years after that the only road access was over one of Scotland's most notoriously treacherous roads, the Bealach na Bà ('Pass of the Cattle'), which crosses the peninsula and reaches a maximum height of 2053 feet. Applecross is now connected via a winding coastal road which skirts the shore of the Inner Sound and Loch Torridon and travels around the edge of the peninsula to Shieldaig and Torridon.
Date: 20th June 2014
Location: view from the bridge over the River Applecross at the eastern end of Applecross Bay
Extremely isolated, Applecross was only accessible by boat until the early 20th century. For many years after that the only road access was over one of Scotland's most notoriously treacherous roads, the Bealach na Bà ('Pass of the Cattle'), which crosses the peninsula and reaches a maximum height of 2053 feet. Applecross is now connected via a winding coastal road which skirts the shore of the Inner Sound and Loch Torridon and travels around the edge of the peninsula to Shieldaig and Torridon.
Date: 20th June 2014
Location: view from the bridge over the River Applecross at the eastern end of Applecross Bay
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