Tuesday 27 May 2025 - Dunvegan Castle and Biod an Athair

Sue and I drove up to Dunvegan for a look around the castle and its splendid gardens.

After a tour of the castle (photos elsewhere), we adjourned to the recently extended café for refreshments. Excellent chocolate croissants. Lots of foreign tourists in the castle. Cruise ship nearby.

Then we enjoyed a tour of the gardens.

A view from the seal trip balcony.

The castle, from the beach.

Above - Crinodendron hookerianum, in the Rhododendron Garden, some undergrowth from which is pictured below.

Then we drove, in a shower, to the end of the road at Galtrigill. We enjoyed lunch in the car whilst watching a pair of wheatears assiduously feeding their young, and then headed directly to the summit trig point of Biod an Athair

The 313 metre summit rises directly from The Little Minch. Photos were taken before a squall swept in.

When the weather calmed down, we descended to the north, towards Dunvegan Head, with spectacular cliff top views and Sea Eagles in flight.

On arrival at Geodh' an Tairbh we turned to the east and headed towards a natural arch, Am Famhair. We failed to locate it despite splitting up to get into the position we both felt was best.

Sue then found an easier way back to the car than the lower level route that I took. The heather and bracken bashing took me some time.

Here's my 8.5km route that involved 350 metres ascent and took 3 hours.