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The Trotternish Ridge and Quiraing, Isle of Skye

The Trotternish Ridge and Quiraing, Isle of Skye
Trotternish or Tròndairnis (Scottish Gaelic) is the northernmost peninsula of the Isle of Skye, in Scotland.

One of its more well-known features is the Trotternish landslip, a massive landslide that runs almost the full length of the peninsula, some 30 kilometres (19 mi). The landslip contains two of Skye's most famous landmarks: the Old Man of Storr, an isolated rocky pinnacle, and the Quiraing, an area of dramatic and unusual rock formations. The summit of The Storr, on whose slopes the Old Man of Storr is located, is the highest point of the peninsula.

The Quiraing (in Gaelic: 'Cuith-Raing') is a landslip on the eastern face of Meall na Suiramach, the northernmost summit of the Trotternish on the Isle of Skye, Scotland. The whole of the Trotternish Ridge escarpment was formed by a great series of landslips; the Quiraing is the only part of the slip still moving, the road at its base, near Flodigarry, requires repairs each year.

The Quiraing is a fantastic, almost other-worldly, landscape of rock formations near the northern end of the Trotternish Ridge. The most famous of the formations are The Needle, a spire of jagged rock, The Prison, a ridge which, if seen from the correct angle, resembles a castle keep with corner guard towers, and The Table, an incongruous green-clad plateau nestled in the midst of the Quiraing rocks.

Gabriella Siglinde, Marco F. Delminho, Nouchetdu38, Petar Bojić and 37 other people have particularly liked this photo


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 Doug Shepherd
Doug Shepherd club
Thank you very much raingirl. Your visit and kind comments are much appreciated. Your group is a great idea, I have added this pic and would hope to add more in the future.

Should you ever get the chance to go to Skye you should take it, I'm sure you won't be disappointed. Just make sure that you take clothing for all four seasons as the weather there changes frequently! There is a saying about the weather 'If you don't like the weather in Scotland just wait twenty minutes, it will change;-)

All the best, Doug
7 years ago. Edited 7 years ago.
 Christel Ehretsmann
Christel Ehretsmann club
just making me feel like going there !
just superb !
6 years ago.
 Doug Shepherd
Doug Shepherd club has replied
Many thanks for the kind words Christel. The Isle of Skye is a long way north but it is well worth the journey to get there.

Best wishes, Doug
6 years ago.
 Petar Bojić
Petar Bojić club
So beautiful nature and composition!
6 years ago.
 Doug Shepherd
Doug Shepherd club
Your kind comments and all your other YS are very much appreciated Petar, thank you.

Best wishes, Doug
6 years ago.

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