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Argyll & Isles - Suggestions for visiting area
HeatherWroughton
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I've heard great things about this region in Scotland - is there any particular recommendations of specific areas to visit? I enjoy walks, always love a walk where you get a gorgeous view at the end!
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Gigha is another short ferry trip and compact so great for walking. It has some lovely little coves.
Islay and Jura are a couple of hours away via ferry and also well worth visiting for scenery, wildlife, beaches and rugged beauty.
On the mainland the area around the Crinan Canal and Kilmartin Glen is also worth checking out.
You'll find lots of excellent walks in the region on the Walk Highlands website. My bible. It gives pictures too so you know if it's going to be worth the effort.
It's also the starting point for the Kintyre Way...you can do it in sections, and having completed the first one, nothing would be more rewarding than the view across to Arran from Skipness castle! What's more, there's a lovely seafood cabin there too, so you can enjoy the view over a nice lunch
Also Kilmartin Glen is a great option. Steeped in history, with a fantastic museum in the village of Kilmartin itself, you can walk the glen passing standing stones and cairns, and even climb a Pictish fort (Dunadd).
The Crinan Canal is nearby, and there are plenty walks in Knapdale (where you may be lucky enough to spot a beaver!), and in Achnabreac - a prehistoric site of 'cup and ring' marks. Forestry Commission Scotland produce a really good brochure on all these walks, including maps, which you can pick up in a local visitor centre.
Even the drive into Argyll is fabulous. From Glasgow you travel up the sides of Loch Lomond, then up over the "Rest and be thankful", named because people used to make the journey on foot or horseback, and needed a breather at the top.
Then, down the other side the road snakes along loch Fyne - Inverary pictured below with the ship in the harbour. I took these from the car as my brother and I were travelling home for Christmas last year. In winter the light can be spectacular.
You'll need to Google it as I can't post links because my membership is too new.
http://www.walkhighlands.co.uk/argyll/dun-na-cuaiche.shtml