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Black Cuillin

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Black Cuillin
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Black Cuillins seen from Elgol
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Ranked #18 of 29 attractions in Isle of Skye
5.0 of 5 stars 3 Reviews
Owner description: The Black Cuillin are a world famous range of mountains on the Isle of Skye. Mainly composed of basalt and gabbro, it is from the dark colour of the...... more » Owner description: The Black Cuillin are a world famous range of mountains on the Isle of Skye. Mainly composed of basalt and gabbro, it is from the dark colour of the gabbro that the Black Cuillin derives its name. The summits of the Cuillin are bare rock, jagged in outline and with steep cliffs and deep cut corries and gullies. All twelve Munros on Skye are Black Cuillin peaks except for Blaven which belongs to a group of outliers separated from the main ridge by Glen Sligachan. The highest point of the Black Cuillin is Sgùrr Alasdair at 992m (3,255ft). At the heart of The Cuillin lies one of Britain's most famous corrie’s, Loch Coruisk, a deep and forbidding body of water. It has inspired countless artists such as William Turner and Sir Walter Scott who described them after his visit in 1814: ‘We were now under the western termination of the high mountains of Cuillin, whose weather-beaten and serrated peaks we had admired at a distance from Dunvegan. They sunk here upon the sea, but with the same bold and peremptory aspect which their distant appearance indicated. They seemed to consist of precipitous sheets of naked rock, down which torrents were leaping in a hundred lines of foam. The tops, apparently inaccessible to human foot, were rent and split into the most tremendous pinnacles: towards the base of these bare and precipitous crags the ground, enriched by the soil washed away from them, is verdant and productive.’ « less
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“Breath taking”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 25 May 2012 NEW

Breath taking and spectacular. We were lucky enough to see them with snow on the peaks. But they are just wonderful in all weathers More

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“Some of the best scenery in the world.”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 5 February 2012

The Cuillins are simply stunning and most probably the most outstanding area of natural beauty in the UK particularly if seen from Elgol. However, any walking/climbing on them needs to be taken extremely seriously as these are not hills for those who little or no experience. Numerous people have lost their lives here over the years and a trip up... More

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Perth, Western Australia
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20 reviews 20 reviews
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24 helpful votes 24 helpful votes
“Awesome view”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 28 May 2009

Took a 3 day trip up to the Isle of Skye with Highland Experience Tours - great, no driving for us, just relaxing in a minibus and been driven by a historian/passionate scotsman/guide. Absolutely recommended More

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