Hallaig: a walk with a poem

Walks, Scotland, Highland

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  • There’s parking for a few cars before this sign. Simply follow the ancient path towards what’s left of Hallaig.

    Step 1: There’s parking for a few cars before this sign. Simply follow the ancient path towards what’s left of Hallaig.

  • Hallaig was made famous by the Gaelic poet Sorley MacLean. The grassy path heads up a modest climb.

    Step 2: Hallaig was made famous by the Gaelic poet Sorley MacLean. The grassy path heads up a modest climb.

  • Amazing views to the Applecross peninsular.

    Step 3: Amazing views to the Applecross peninsular.

  • The English translation of Hallaig was set to music by the late Martyn Bennett on the album Bothy Culture - check out the poem b4 you arrive

    Step 4: The English translation of Hallaig was set to music by the late Martyn Bennett on the album Bothy Culture - check out the poem b4 you arrive

  • The walk itself has its own soundtrack, when the weather is calm there’s a silence, broken only by raven, bee and chaffinch.

    Step 5: The walk itself has its own soundtrack, when the weather is calm there’s a silence, broken only by raven, bee and chaffinch.

  • A place where the good things in nature present themselves to you.

    Step 6: A place where the good things in nature present themselves to you.

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