LOCAL SITES OF INTEREST

En-route, the route passes several Brochs. These are mysterious towers built by the Picts at least two thousand years ago. No-one really knows why they were built but they have obvious defensive characteristics.

The two Brochs in Gleann Beag are the best examples in the Highlands. Rather more modern are the ruins of Bernera Barracks in Glenelg, built by the government in the 1720s as part of their military solution to the troublesome Highlanders. Much of the main street of Glenelg was built at the same time as the officers’ quarters.

The ‘Glenachulish’ car ferry from Glenelg to Kylerhea is even more modern, although it is the last remaining turntable ferry in Europe (some say the world!). She was built in the late1960s to work on the crossing at Balla-chulish.

The Ferry runs across the Kylerhea narrows, which were once an important crossing point for the cattle from Skye as they were driven south to market.

Map location of Glenelg: 

GETTING TO GLENELG
By car:
Glenelg is nine miles to the west of Shiel Bridge. Take the road to Glenelg from the A87 (Fort William to Kyle of Lochalsh) at Shiel Bridge.

By bus:
Buses from Glasgow via Fort William to the Isle of Skye stop at Shiel Bridge or Kyle of Lochalsh, where a local service can be accessed; route WR61 

By train:
Trains from the south via Inverness to Kyle of Lochalsh or train to Fort William and bus as above

By air :
Plane to Inverness, then bus or train to Kyle of Lochalsh then bus as above