Shinness
This is night No.54/2019 living in my caravan. We are now pitched at a campsite in Shinness, a place called Achnairn. It's in Sutherland around 40 mins from Brora, 4 miles north of Lairg. After breakfast, before leaving Brora, I took the dogs on another long walk along the river to Loch Brora, starting from the suspension bridge at Doll. The forest has some really old and very large trees. The path emerges from the wood with views across the loch. The prominent hill, centre left, is Carrol Rock which is an important landmark as it was above the township of Carrol which was completely cleared during the clearances in Sutherland and carries some historical significance. Packed up and left Brora around 1100, stopping at the co-op for some supplies. Headed south on the A9, then east to Rogart, north to Lairg, then a few miles north to Achnairn. A great really old fashioned campsite. Run by a lovely old woman, a real highlander, she insisted that I only pay £12 per...