11 April 2010
Duntulm Castle is a castle ruin situated on the northern coast of the Trotternish Peninsula, Isle of Skye. To get to the castle, we took a short walk on a footpath across a grass fields on top of a ridge, avoiding the landmines (sheep droppings) along the way.
Not much was left of the castle, except piles of rubble and some crumbling walls where wooden fences had being put up as a safety barrier to prevent visitors from taking an unplanned dip in the sea below. I was not too interested in the history of this place, but the ruins and blue sea offered some photographic opportunities.
We stopped for lunch at Uig. Not much options here, although this was supposed to be a ferry point to some outer islands. Lunch was some sandwiches from a deserted cafe.
Then we moved on to search for the Fairy Glen, a supposedly “magical” place just outside of Uig. Along the way, we spotted the same elderly man on the black bicycle we had last seen cycling up the Quirang. Amazing how physically fit the local folks are.
The Fairly Glen was not well marked in the maps we had. So it took some navigating, wrong turns and back-tracking before we finally got there.
The Fairy Glen is a “bizarre and delightful miniature landscape of grassy, cone-shaped hills” as described in the guidebooks and internet. No big wow factor here but it was a nice place to take a hike and enjoy the weather.
Leaving our car by the roadside, we took a small footpath up a slope to explore the place where fairies lives. The small conical hills were the points of interest.
Our final destination and objective for the day is to visit Neist Point, the most westerly point on the Isle of Skye. To get there we have to pass by Dunvegan where there was another touristy place to visit – the Dunvegan Castle. The castle was not on my list of places to see in Skye, but since it was too early to see the sunset at Neist Point, we paid (not cheap!) a visit to the castle.
Unlike Duntulm Castle, this castle is not in ruins. We went into the building to see the interiors. There were supposed to be other activities like boat rides on the loch but it was not operational in Spring.
The garden is supposed to be a highlight of this attraction, but at this time of year in early Spring, the garden was not at its best yet.
Garden at Dunvegan Castle.
We left Dunvegan Castle feeling a little let down and proceed to take the single track road to Neist Point.
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