A view of part of the magical Quiraing on the Isle of Skye viewed from the Uig side. I say magical because the landscape is truly fantastic, with craggy cliffs, pinnacles and plateaus as well as small lakes
The Quiraing is part of the Trotternish Ridge escarpment which was formed by a series of landslips, and is one of the the largest in Britain, the Quiraing being the only one where the land is still moving. The road below it needs regular repair due to the way the land shifts a few centimetres each year.
The Quiraing comes from the Old Norse 'Kvi Rand'. meaning ' Round Fold'. The 'fold' of the landscape was used back then to conceal cattle from Viking raiders.
I have added Carole King's 'I Feel The Earth Move' as my link
www.youtube.com/watch?v=6913KnbMpHM
Best viewed large I think. Thank you
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Ecobird said:
The Quiraing is part of the Trotternish Ridge escarpment which was formed by a series of landslips, and is one of the the largest in Britain, the Quiraing being the only one where the land is still moving. The road below it needs regular repair due to the way the land shifts a few centimetres each year.
The Quiraing comes from the Old Norse 'Kvi Rand'. meaning ' Round Fold'. The 'fold' of the landscape was used back then to conceal cattle from Viking raiders.
I have added Carole King's 'I Feel The Earth Move' as my link
www.youtube.com/watch?v=6913KnbMpHM
Best viewed large I think. Thank you
Boarischa Krautmo said:
You caught the place perfectly!
Ecobird replied to Boarischa Krautmo:
This picture is just a small part of it and it doesn't really do it justice but the landscape really captures the imagination.
Have a good week
photosofghosts said:
(I had mistaken it for a canyon ....)
All the best
Fabio
gezginruh said:
Best wishes
Füsun
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Rosalyn Hilborne said:
Anything by Carole Kings is fine by me....thanks for the link :-))
Enjoy the rest of the week.