Where The Earth Moves

A view of part of the magical Quiraing on the Isle of Skye viewed from the Uig side. I say magical because the landscape is truly fantastic, with craggy cliffs, pinnacles and plateaus as well as small lakes

The Quiraing is part of the Trotternish Ridge escarpment which was formed by a series of landslips, and is one of the the largest in Britain, the Quiraing being the only one where the land is still moving. The road below it needs regular repair due to the way the land shifts a few centimetres each year.

The Quiraing comes from the Old Norse 'Kvi Rand'. meaning ' Round Fold'. The 'fold' of the landscape was used back then to conceal cattle from Viking raiders.

I have added Carole King's 'I Feel The Earth Move' as my link

www.youtube.com/watch?v=6913KnbMpHM

Best viewed large I think. Thank you

just stunning!
You caught the place perfectly!

Thank you very much Markus. For me this has to be one of the most breathtaking parts of Skye.
This picture is just a small part of it and it doesn't really do it justice but the landscape really captures the imagination.

Have a good week

the pictures I tried to make are all bad. The place is much more impressive....
you did much better than I!

That is really nice of you Markus but I doubt your pictures are bad!! The truth is it is difficult to take such a vast and beautiful landscape. Maybe we weill get to go there again and try for some better shots.

that's a good idea... ;-)

Wild and magnificent landscape!
(I had mistaken it for a canyon ....)
All the best
Fabio

Thank you very much Fabio. I am really pleased you like it and I can see why you thought that it was a canyon. I love this landscape but this photo is just a part of it and cannot hope to do it justice. It is wild, ruggedly beautiful and magical and takes your breath away. Sorry to wax lyrical but I think I must have been Scottish in a previous life!!!

Enjoy the rest of your week. Best wishes Carol

Great!!! Captured wonderfully!

Best wishes
Füsun

Thank you very much Fusun.
Best wishes Carol

A spectacular landscape, Carol, with excellent colour contrast between the foreground and the sky. I hope you have a great new week. All the best, Joe

Thank you very much Joe. There is so much to love about Skye, but the landscape around Trotternish and the Quiraing is so otherworldy it captures the imagination.

Have a great new week. Best wishes Carol

Exquisite. No man man structures, powerlines etc., hence an aura of originality of earth!?

Thank you very much Dinesh. Yes you are right. The only man made thing around here is a car park on the other side of the road below it with very pushy car park attendants who are 'on you' the moment you stop, even if it is just to take a picture or two. It is sad really in such a wild and beautiful place, but I guess the road needs a lot of maintenance due the the ever shifting landscape and it is a way to recoup some of the costs.

Beautiful scenic capture! Stay well!

Thank you very much William. Really appreciated.
Best wishes and keep well

Unmistakably Skye. The landscapes there are pure magic, Carol….beautifully captured!

Thank you very much Diana. I feel the same way about the landscapes. I love the Trotternish area and the Quiraing most of all I think.

sehr schöne Landschaftsaufnahme

Thank you very much Uwe. I am pleased you like it.

Best wishes

BREATHTAKING !

Thank you very much Pam. I am pleased you like it as it is just about my favourite area of Skye.
Hope you are doing well. Hugsss!

Herrlich Carol. Die Berge auf der Insel Skye werde ich wohl nie vergessen. Danke für die Erinnerung. Viel Zeit ist seit meinem Besuch dort vergangen. In Uig habe ich mit meinem Van gestanden und von dort aus einige Touren mit Mountainbike unternommen.

Thank you very much Lothar, and for sharing your lovely memories of Skye. You are more energetic than I am, - we did our touring in the car but you probably saw a lot more on your mountain bike! I have to admt that Trotternish and the Quiraing are my favourite parts of Skye. The landscape is amazing.

A breathtaking view, Carol !

Thank you very much Lothar. One of my favourite parts of Skye so I am pleased you like it.

Enjoy the rest of your week

Fantastischer Ort. Gut!

Thank you very much Biobauer & Krauterfee. It is one of my favourite places on Skye so I am pleased you like it

Awesome landscape image.

Thank you very much Jaap. It is just a close up of part of the Quiraing but the whole area is amazing.

A wonderful and dramatic picture Carol! I love the colours and it sure looks magical!
Anything by Carole Kings is fine by me....thanks for the link :-))
Enjoy the rest of the week.

Thank you very much Rosa. It is only a small part of the Quiraing The whole area is amazing and I couldn't hope to do it justice but I wanted some close up detail on this visit. Unfortunately we only wanted a few shots and weren't about to walk the trails, but the parking attendants were a little over enthusiastic so we went back down the road and I managed to get a couple of pictures with the long lens.

I am pleased you liked the music.

Enjoy the rest of your week.

Marvellous image

Many thanks Annemarie. Really appreciated

Das hast du ganz toll fotografiert liebe Carol,schön,dass du auch diesen kleinen Felsen ins Bild genommen hast,so hat man eine Vorstellung vond dieses großen hohen Bergen :))

Wünsche noch einen schönen Nachmittag,ganz liebe Grüße Güni :))

Thank you very much Guni. This is just a small part and the whole area is a joy to see.
Enjoy the rest of your week

Dort oben habe ich gestanden und war begeistert! Tolles Foto!

Thank you very much Karl. I am so pleased you have nice memories of this place. I love the landscape here - it is almost otherwordly. I felt thrilled as you were!

Splendide ce paysage la nature a façonner de belles choses agréable journée.

Thank you vey much Patrick. You are right - carved by nature!

I hope you are having a good week

a stunning and very beautiful landscape

Thank you very much Reinhard. This is one of my favourite parts of Skye.

Enjoy the rest of your week

Wow, what a great photo here Carol. The right place at the right time with the right photographer! ⭐

Cheers. Herb

Many thanks for your lovely kind comments and star Herb. For me this place is quite magical, and knowing I couldn't do justice to all of it I wanted a close up of this part. I hadn't banked on officious parkies and as we only wanted a few quick shots we gave up and went back down the road a way, and settled for using a bigger lens! I do understand in a way as the upkeep of the road must be expensive but I just found it a bit sad in an area so beautiful, wild and natural.
But that is progress I guess.

Best wishes Carol

So huge...

Thank you very much Udo. Yes the Quiraing is vast and formed by nature and for me it has to be one of the most beautiful parts of Skye.

A fascinating landscape, I guess as a person you feel tiny in this vastness...

Thank you very much Christa. Yes you are right, - these vast and wildly beautiful landscapes do make me feel quite small and insignificant.

Enjoy your evening.

Magnifique paysage, excellente composition ***********
Bonne journée, Carol !

Thank you very much Henri. I am really pleased you like it.

Have a lovely evening

photo extraordinaire de ce paysage********************
belle journée Carole ! merci ! bisous♫

Thank you very much dear Marie. It is a wonderful, magical location and I could not possible do it justice so this is just a small close up as we approached the Quiraing.

I hop you enjoy the rest of you week. Kisses!

Spectacular landscape!!
The photo does it beauty justice, Carol!

Thank you very much Judite. That is very kind of you. I would really have liked pictures of the wider view but my photographic skills could not hope to pull that off!! I wish you could see it for yourself. The landscape is quie magical.

Have a lovely weekend

Klasse Aufnahme, Carol!

Thank you very much Wilhelm. Really appreciated

Ce paysage est absolument magnifique, les couleurs, la lumière tout est là pour nous enchanter, quelques fois on arrive à croire au paradis sur terre, Fantastique Carol !

Thank you very much Dominique. The landscape is far more beautiful and vast than I could ever hope to capture. It is one of my favourite parts of Skye.

...absolutely gorgeous...

Thank you very much Armando. This is just a small part - the landscape is magical. I only wish you could see it for yourself

Have a lovely weekend

Stupendous shot Carol!

Thank you very much Maggs. I was pleased I had the long lens with me as we were able to stop some distance away and still get a close up shot. Parking to just take a couple of quick photos was not possible with the parkies chasing for money, though if we go back and want to walk the area I would not object to paying. To be honest though the whole parking area seemed a little unsightly and obstrusive in such a wild and natural place. I guess that is progress!!!

Amazing place! I never imagined there was anything like this in Britain.

Thank you very much Ronald. Yes there are some pretty amazing and impressive landscapes in the Scottish Highlands and Islands. When we first drove through Glencoe the sheer natural beauty and grandeur took my breath away. I love Trotternish and the Quiraing and my photo is just a small part of it and can't hope to do it justice. The landscape is like another magical world.

Fantastic!

Thank you very much Edna. The landscape is so much more than just this little part though, I love it there

Wonderful colours and a superb capture of this unique landscape

Thank you very much Roger. It is a beautiful, wild and natural place.

A stunning view there Carol,.. I must say 'Skye' is a place I've never visited,. but of all the views I've ever seen - it sure does look fantastic.. // Keep well and good wishes from > Dj.

Thank you very much David. It is pretty amazing there.

Stay well and have a good weekend. HFF

GREAT

Thank you very much. Really appreciated

what an impressive landscape

icl liebe die Insel Skye, auch wenn ich nur einmal dort war, Carol.
Wunderschöne grün und braune Farbtöne, vor dieser mächigen Kulisse.
Zuerst dachte ich es handelt sich im Hintergrund um "Old Man"
Schöne Grüße und einen angenehmen Abend
Erich

Me too, Erich. The landscape really enchants me. I can understand why you thought at first it was the Old Man of Storr, but this is a little further on. For me it is all endlessly fascinating though, and hard to believe that the land is still moving!

I am really pleased you like this.

Have a great week ahead

Des paysages extraordinaires, on se croirait dans un autre monde !

Thank you very much Jocelyne. Yes I have to agree there is something other wordly about this landscape. I find it mesmerising.

Have a good week ahead

Une splendeur !

Thank you very much Corinne. I love Skye and the Quiraing is quite magical.

Have a lovely evening

What a fascinating landscape, Carol!!!

Thank you very much Uli. I love Skye, and the landscape here on the Quiraing is quite magical to me.

I hope you have a good week ahead