NORTHWEST © LonelyPlanetPublications Northwest Northwest 256 and thedistinctive, seeminglyinaccessiblepeakStacPollaidh. that characterises Sutherland,andinclude thedelightfulFalls southofLochinver, ofKirkaig, after atrek acrosswildmoorland.Suggestionsforotherwalkssustaintheinfinite variety By wayofcontrast,secretive isreachedEas a’ChùalAluinn,Scotland’shighestwaterfall, only oftheAssynt isnowhere district, mountaininthe heart nearasdifficultitlooks.striking coast, isanintriguingpeak,toppedbyacluster ofgranite tors. The ascentof Quinag, a point. most northwesterly Ben Loyal,overlooking thesmallvillageof Tongue onthenorth beautiful Sandwood Bayisthehighlightofasuperbcoastwalkto Cape Wrath,Scotland’s pathsleadintothemountainsandthroughglens.long-established text on p264 ), thefirstsuchreserve inBritain.Intrusive developments are few, andmany been recognised bythedesignationof Geopark(seetheboxed WestHighlands North exercise aseductive fascination.The outstandingsignificanceofthearea’s geologyhas the isolationoflong,deepglens,andmagnificenceindented coastlinecan ofanotherplanet–andunattractive.alien –part Butthevery wildnessoftherockscapes, the bare andthemaze ‘hills’,more oflochsandwaterways rockthanearth, mayseem generous share ofthewildestandmostremote coast,mountainsandglens. At firstsight, ofthecountry. the east,ismostsparselypopulated part Sutherland isgracedwitha ofScotland,beyondalinejoiningUllapoolinthewestandDornochFirthThe in north
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