Two walks, both about 4 miles each, and both harder than anticipated thanks to boggy & muddy ground.
The first was at Red Point headland sandwiched between two sandy beaches. Red Point is a low promontory which marks a turn in the coastline from facing west to south east as it becomes Loch Torridon and includes views towards the Isle of Skye.
The Fairy Lochs is a recent English name for Na Lochan Sgeireach, a small group of freshwater lochans. The lochans have become known as the 'Fairy Lochs' due to their proximity to the hill Sìthean Mòr, which translates as "Big Fairy Mound".
The Fairy Lochs are notable as the crash site of an American World War II bomber. On 13 June 1945, a USAAF B-24 Liberator bomber was returning to the US from Prestwick Airfield at the end of World War II. On board were a crew of nine from the 66th Bomber Squadron and six passengers from the Air Transport Command. An attempted crash-landing resulted in the aircraft colliding with rocks and crashing into the Fairy Lochs, scattering wreckage over a wide area. All 15 crew and passengers on board died in the accident.
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