Sandaig

Of otters and men

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August 14th 2011
It's a bad day for the Talisker distillery's water supply, a good day for us. There's grey cloud to the west, but mostly the sky is blue and the weather warm. Parking on the roadside near Upper Sandaig, we follow a path down towards the bay. Just below the road lies a broad pool of water and reeds, marked on the OS map as Loch Drabhaig. Signs tell us that timber harvesting is in progre ... read more

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