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16 October 2014

Sunny


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Kings Caves & Machrie Moor Standing Stones

Yesterday we went to Blackwaterfoot to walk to The Kings Caves from the golf course.
Kings Caves We were a wee bit stiff so set off the easy route across the golf course and round the back of the basalt cliffs (which do a bit of a giants causeway hexagonal pillar thing). The Kings Caves were inhabited on and off for about 5000 years and the celtic carvings are still clear on the walls although the cave paintings have long been washed away. Famous residents include Fingle the Giant and Robert The Bruce, King of Scots who resovled, "If at first you don't succeed, try, try, again." While watching a spider trying to build it's web ot the mouth of the main cave. The photos don't do them justice as the braken is very high just now. The caves soar about 20ft high in places and go quite deep. Couldn't get the ones inside to come out so just took pics of the smaller ones. Couldn't get far enough back to take the bigger caves as the tide was in but will try again in the winter.
Kings1
Kings2
Kings3
The basalt cliffs are in the background, too far away to see sorry.
Kings4

After a good mooch round, beach picnic and stone tower building (it's addictive) we carried on along the beach and up along the forestry path to Machrie
Mull of Kintyre from KingsCaves
This is The Mull of Kintyre taken from the beach in front of The Kings Caves. The sun is low as it's about 4.30pm
Afer Kinds towards Machrie
This is taken from the forestry walk with the Kilbrannan Sound in the background.
We came up onto the coast road and walked towards Machrie then crossed over and hobbled the last mile up to the standing stones (We were a bit stiff by this point after yesterdays exertions, so much so that I was struggling with a rediculously easy style. The Machrie Standing Stones are always worth the tiny effort of wandering up there.
Machrie Stones1
Machrie 2
If you look closely my face has melted in this one... a bit spooky?
Stones4
For scale
Hugh stone
Tree huggers beware.
Phalic
Don't tell me this has nothing to do with willie worship!

Then we all hitched back to Blackwaterfoot for lashings of ginger beer!

Posted on Sunny at 18:49

Comments

Sunny, I have been to Scotland twice, (both on tours which encompassed England, Scotland, Wales & then the Highlands), and can't wait to go back again! I must confess, that Scotland is the most beautiful place that I have ever been! I hope I will be able, one day, to live in this magickal place! Your pictures of your venture are extremely enjoyable and maybe one day I will be able to visit these areas. Thanks again Sunny for sharing them with others. Respectfully, Nancy Castiola Southington, Connecticut USA

panschoice@aol.com from Central Connecticut, USA (America)


Aw, cheers Nancy! Thet's a lovely comment! If you ever get over to Arran gimme a call! I think those tours are good to get a flavour of the UK but to really explore one or two islands takes a few weeks up easily

Sunny from Arran


Thanks for posting the pictures, I really enjoyed them. Since I discovered that my ancestors are from Arran, I've been looking on the WWW for anything and everything about the island. When I visit I'll have a better idea of what to see and do, I'd much rather plan my own itinerary rather than take a tour.

Chris from St. Louis, Missouri, USA (America)


realy enjoyd your pictures, dirk from belgium

dirk from dirks.skynetblogs.be




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