Grid reference NG2844
near to Roskhill, Isle of Skye, Scotland
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A dark winter day
This picture looks over Vatten Township towards Idrigill point.
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Grazings, Bhatan
View over Pool Roag towards The Tables from the road in Vatten.
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Uncultivated Croft Land at Vatten
These fields above Pool Roag appear to have been unused for years. Both MacLeod's Tables can be seen on the horizon.
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Moorland north of Vatten
It seems to consist largely of unimproved rough grazing. In the distance can be seen the houses of Roag, with Macleod's Tables forming the skyline.
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Moorland at Vatten
Low level moorland at Vatten with the improved pastures at Roag in the distance and the twin 'tables' of Healabhal Bheag [488m left] and Healabhal Mhor [471m right] beyond.
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A gate and beyond
Quite why anyone would take the trouble to put a small gate into the roadside fence just here is not clear - there are no buildings or paths nearby.
Beyond the gate is moorland usually grazed by cattle. The water is Loch Bracadale with the... (more)
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Where the tarmacadam decides to show off its seductive curves on the A863
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Modern house in Vatten
The house, which was completed in 2006, features a sedum roof on the timber clad section on the left. Its view to the front is across Loch Bracadale towards Idrigill Point.
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Road from Vatten towards Heribost
This single track road joins the main A863 just out of sight in this photograph.
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Snow in Roskhill
Viewed from my living room window, the field in the foreground is sheep pasture, buried in the snow for the third time this winter. The building is an unused barn. Beyond, mist and low cloud swirl over and around the hills on the Duirinish Peninsula.
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The moor in winter
There is a dusting of snow in the foreground, while the distant hills known as MacLeod's tables have neat white tablecloths under a veil of cloud.
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The road through Vatten township
Vatten is a crofting township with a number of agricultural buildings as well as old and modern cottages.
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