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Northern Sutherland select photo gallery
A select gallery of only my very best or favourite Northern Sutherland photos. From dawn over Ben Hope and the Flow Country to the majesty of Foinaven in winter garb with amazing mountains, landscapes and heritage in between.
Ben Hope at Dawn from Beinn DireachBen Klibreck from the Summit of Ben HopeThe Boat House – Loch Loyal LodgeNovember Morning Reflections – Loch LoyalThe view east from Foinaven over the stunning A’Cheir Ghorm (A’ Ch’eir Ghorm) ridge and Coire na Lurgainn to Ben HopeA Stunning November Afternoon on the Summit of Ben HeeBen Hee from Creag Riabhach, Ben HopeDawn Over The Flow CountryA Winters Morning in the Far North – East from Ben HopeSunset and Boiling Clouds, Reay ForestPtarmigan – Beinn DireachDun Dornaigil Broch and Ben Hope by nightStars over Ben Hope and Alltnacaillich from Dun Dornaigil BrochLooking south east from the summit of Arkle at the back end of a squally snow shower departing to the south eastNear perfect reflections on a beautiful, still May morning on Loch HopeAn autumn view south from Foinaven’s highest top Ganu Mor over the southern section of the Foinaven ridge to a host of hills beyondWinter Afternoon – Arkle & Foinaven from Ben HopeBen Klibreck and The Flow Country in Winter – From Ben HopeA Chilly Picnic – Farr Bay in early AprilA winter view of Ben Loyal & Ben Klibreck from Ben Hope over the huge expanse of Sutherland’s open flow countryBen Hope, the most northerly Munro, resplendant above Loch Hope on a blustery autumn afternoonBen Hope and Loch Hope with beautiful reflections on a still May morningArkle from the southern end of Loch Stack late on a summer eveningBen Loyal and the Kyle of Tongue at SunriseDawn over the Kyle of TongueArd Neackie and Loch Eriboll with Foinaven, Cranstackie and Beinn Spionnaidh beyondBeinn Spionnaidh in the CloudMighty Foinaven on a February Morning – From Ben HopeA boggy pool on Bealach Horn looking east to Ben HopeJust a boggy pool on Bealach Horn looking westSpectacular early morning sky over Ben Hope from An t-Sail MhorMorning sun on Meall Horn and Creagan Meall Horn of the Reay ForestNorth across Strath Dionard from An t-Sail Mhor late on a perfect June eveningThe Cape Wrath peninsula’s Fashven and Sgribhis-bheinn from An t-Sail MhorThe last evening light on Creagan Meall Horn with Ben More Assynt and Conival in the distanceThe southern Reay Forest hills from An t-Sail Mhor, FoinavenCranstackie and Beinn Spionnaidh at sunset from An t-Sail MhorBen Hope over the shifting mist from An t-Sail Mhor, Foinaven
Saturday was a grey day in the far north, there was some mizzle in Caithness to start. The forecast had seemed okay so I set out with my boy to head west and do something. No firm plans, just a need (on my part) to get out of the house ...
Back in July I had a free weekend that coincided with good weather in the north west. This generally seems to be a rare occurrence with good weather appearing to only happen during the working week. Whilst having climbed Ben Hope many times I had never spent a night high ...
Just on the Sutherland side of the Sutherland/Caithness border, on the coast at Drumhollistan Moss, is a complex series of deep geos, or coastal inlets, with a steep sided island called Wester Clett in the middle. Wester Clett has been popularly named "Puffin Island" and the surrounding geos as "Puffin ...