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The path continues through the lower part of the woodland, eventually emerging from the trees above the watercourse that the former inhabitants of Dalavil constructed to drain the surrounding land and the loch: the loch itself is barely 6m (20 feet) above sea level, and much of the glen is frequently waterlogged.

An on-going path leads to the remains of Dalavil township, and in due course the sea. If you keep to the higher ground above Dalavil, you will experience a beautiful moment as the inlet of Inver Dalavil springs into view. To the north-west the Elgol peninsula is set against the bulk of the Red Cuillin, with the Black Cuillin rising starkly above the low island of Soay, once used as a base by Gavin Maxwell for a shark fishery, and recounted in his book Harpoon at a Venture. Out to sea, the Cuillin of Rhum stand darkly on the horizon, with the island of Eigg to their left. When you have explored sufficiently, simply retrace your steps to the Achnacloich road.

Loch a’Ghlinne

DALAVIL