Wester Ross Guides & Local Stories | Shieldaig Steading

Red Point sits at the end of a long winding public road. Beyond it, the land opens into a broad headland between two sweeping beaches of reddish gold sand. The South Beach, where the old salmon fishing station stands, looks out across the mouth of Loch Torridon towards Applecross and the Inner Sound. Across the water lie Raasay and the Trotternish ridge of Skye. From the outer headland, on the clearest days, Harris and Lewis appear on the distant northwestern horizon. It is exposed, magnificent and very quiet. The fishing station occupies a spot on the south side of the promontory, overlooking the beach … Read more

Like most of the Highlands there are many faint and invisible traces of history scattered in and around the Shieldaig area. While more extensive documentation … Read more

On a clear September morning, the view from a ridge above Loch Maree takes some beating: the light coming sideways off the water, and the … Read more

So there we wur, piled intae the van, headin up fae Edinburgh like some kind ay musical expedition. Mid-week October, brass monkeys, sky the colour … Read more

The site is divided by the old steading walls, converted building and historic sheep pens. Built using red Torridonian stone and believed to date back … Read more

The Poolewe Cèilidh Partnership (P.C.P.) is a group of volunteers who run a series of cèilidh dances throughout the summer each year to promote traditional music … Read more