A wee bit breezy at Clachtoll Bay

Its been very windy today with occasional rain showers. Its been a good opportunity to take a rest day but when the sun made a brief appearance in the early evening, I had to take a stroll around the bay....

Clachtoll Bay

A return visit to Clachtoll bay for the final main destination of this trip.

Clachtoll (Scottish Gaelic: Clach Toll) is a coastal fishing and crofting village situated on the Bay of Clachtoll, in the ancient parish of Assynt, Sutherland county, in the Highland Council area on the north western edge of Scotland.

The name Clachtoll derives from Gaelic, and refers to the very large broken rock, the remains of a natural arch (Gaelic: "clach" is "rock" and "toll" means "hole", "cavity".) on the headland nearby.

A large Iron Age broch, a double walled tower 14 m (46 ft) high, was recently excavated by the sea shore. The excavations revealed that it was probably built around 400 BC, but was burnt down around AD 50.

Driving through Assynt

The calm before the coming storm.....

Assynt is a sparsely populated area in the south-west of Sutherland, lying north of Ullapool on the west coast of Scotland. Assynt is known for its landscape and its remarkable mountains, which have led to the area, along with neighbouring Coigach, being designated as the Assynt-Coigach National Scenic Area, one of 40 such areas in Scotland.