UK - Scotland - Sunset over Rannoch Moor
Rannoch Moor as a place of wonder, one of the last really wild places in Scotland. Imagine a triangular area, stood on its apex, about 10 miles across its base and about 10 miles from top to bottom. Imagine that this 50 square mile inverted triangle is a roughly level plateau that sits at an altitude of a little over 1000ft. Imagine that its surface is dotted with innumerable lochs, lochans, peat bogs, and streams; that it is surrounded by mountains that rise to over 3000ft to the south-east and the west and to over 2000ft in the north. And, finally, imagine that this area is crossed by a railway line, running a little inside the south-east side of the triangle, and a single road, running a little inside the south-west side of the triangle. Congratulations: you've just invented Rannoch Moor.
Most people first see Rannoch Moor when driving north from Bridge of Orchy. Near Achallader the main road and the railway line diverge and the road makes a sweeping climb up to the Rannoch Moor plateau. What you find there can be a glory of heather and lochan surrounded by distant mountains. Or it can be a grey cloud-shrouded landscape through which you catch occasional glimpses of an other-worldly landscape. If Achallader marks the southern apex of Rannoch Moor's triangle, then the other two are equally distinctive. In the north-east lies Rannoch Station and the end of the public road in from Pitlochry, 40 miles to the east.
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The colours and light are incredible! Congrat's
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TT FAUGHAN (45 months ago | reply)
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nicely composed landscape ; interesting light ; glorious sunset , i imagine or sunrise ?
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Can I say it any more often, "I Love Scotland"! The most incredible place to shoot if you know what you're doing and you obviously do. Beautiful.
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Gert van Duinen (45 months ago | reply)
Funny fact is that the addition of the word 'Moor' which means Peat here, can be found in many names in Germany and Holland (Veen) as well. Isn't this world a great place to be at for the moment.
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