Self Catering accommodation near Suilven, Sutherland, Scotland. Enjoying a quiet, yet central location within the village of Scourie,
Torr Mor makes an ideal holiday base for touring this undiscovered part of the Highlands. Wonderful area for trout fishing (permit in season), walking, kayaking, and mountain biking. Take a short boat trip to Handa Island, famous as a bird sanctuary, where you can see the puffin and kittiwake colonies or visit Eas coul Aluin, the tallest waterfall in Britain. Explore extensive sandy beaches at Sandwood Bay and majestic mountains like Suilven, Quinag and Arkle close by. Shops and pub fifty yards. All on ground floor: Living room. Dining room/kitchen. Sun room. Two bedrooms: One double, one twin with en-suite shower room and toilet. Shower room and toilet. Laminate floors throughout.
Elec heaters, elec, bed linen and towels inc. Satellite TV. Video and small library. CD. Elec cooker. M/wave. W/machine. T/dryer (in shed). D/washer. F/freezer. Payphone. Small enclosed lawned garden and furniture. No smoking please.
Suilven, Sutherland.
Quinag, Sutherland, Scotland.
Arkle from Loch Stack, Sutherland.
Sandwood Bay.
Sandwood Bay is among the finest coastal scenery in Europe, with magnificent sands and dune systems. A landmark sea stack, Am Buachaille, and further miles of wild cliff scenery lead to quieter bays near the estate's crofting settlements. There are eight islands, a saltwater lagoon and the freshwater Sandwood Loch. Behind coastal machair, extensive peatlands sweep up to hills on the estate's landward edge. The whole estate gives visitors a sense of exposure, remoteness and purity. The estate is all croft land. The 54 crofts are managed by 10 working crofters.
Sutherland is an outdoor lovers paradise and has hardly changed since the description of ‘Bartholemew's Gazetteer of the British Isles' in 1887.
'Sutherland in the extreme N. of Scotland; is bounded W. and N. by the Atlantic Ocean, E. by Caithness and the Moray Firth, and S. by the Dornoch Firth and Ross and Cromarty; greatest length, NW. and SE., 63 miles; greatest breadth, NE. and SW., 60 miles; area, 1,297,846 ac. The N. and NW. coasts are bold and rocky, some of the cliff scenery being remarkably grand, but along the Moray Firth the ground is generally low and sandy. The surface consists chiefly of mountainous moorland, varied by numerous straths or narrow valleys which open towards the sea. The highest summit is Ben More Assynt, alt 3273 ft. The principal streams are the Oykell, Brora, Helmsdale, Halladale, Naver, and Hope. Of numerous lochs the largest are Lochs Shin, Assynt, Naver, Laoghal, Hope, and More. The angling in the lochs and streams is good, especially for trout. The coast fisheries are considerable. The amount of arable land is comparatively very small. There are extensive deer forests, and sheep are grazed in great numbers.'
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