Grid reference NH5229
near to Strone, Highland, Scotland
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Pier at Urquhart Bay
Looking across Urquhart Bay towards Creag Nay.
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River Coiltie at Urquhart Bay. Drought of June 2006
The river was as dry as I have ever seen it and could be crossed by an ant and not get its feet wet.
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River Enrick, Urquhart Bay Woods
The river flows through the woods towards Loch Ness. A variety of trees, including ash, alder, willow and sycamore.
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Urquhart Bay and Castle, Loch Ness, Drumnadrochit
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Sloping field above Urquhart Bay
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Urquhart Bay, Loch Ness
Viewed from the A82 road.
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The Rivermouth, Urquhart Bay, Loch Ness
Looking east from the mouth of the Coiltie, which meanders through a 46 hectare Alder swamp. Reached via an easy path that starts between the graveyard and the waterworks. The path winds its way for about 1km through this rare, alluvial... (more)
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Urquhart Bay Wood
Acquired by the Woodland Trust in 1988 it is one of the few floodplain woodlands in the UK. For more info see Link
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River Coiltie - Urquhart Bay Woods
My 2014 OS 25k maps indicate a footbridge at this location, long since lost to the frequent flooding. The pile of rocks suggest people are still crossing here to follow the path to the shore of Loch Ness
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Loch Ness, Urquhart Bay
Loch Ness is a large, deep, freshwater loch in the Scottish Highlands extending for approximately 23 miles along what is called Glen Mor, or The Great Glen, a 60 mile fissure which was gouged out by glaciers during the last ice age and runs... (more)
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Urquhart Bay
Creag Nay is the hill in the background.
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Fishing boat docking at Urquhart Bay below the Castle
Bruce Wynne, fishing guide on Loch Ness, docking at his pier in the Lee of Urquhart Castle after a day Ferox Trout fishing on the Loch.
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