Introduction

This afternoon, I am reporting on the Fairy Glen on the Isle of Skye, Scotland. Location is the Trotternish region of Skye.

Information on the Fairy Glen, Skye

Landscape image

This small, secluded valley is characterised by a concentration of small, cone-shaped hills, pools and rocks.The hills may have been formed by a ‘wind tunnel’ effect at the end of the last ice age, about 11,000 years ago.

The Glen is accessed via a narrow, single-track road off the A87 near Uig in the N.W. of Skye. The road ends at a small community called Balnaknock, which is about two miles from the A87. On reaching Balnaknock visitors must turn round and return by the same road. A waterfall is usually visibly to the N.E. from Balnaknock looking towards Bioda Buidhe, a mountain with height of 1523 ft.

Waterfalls on landscape

The grassy terrain is usually populated by flocks of sheep.

Video clip

This highly unusual landscape is not sign posted and hence is often by-passed by most casual tourists. This is perhaps beneficial because the narrow road cannot cope with high volumes of traffic.

Road through Fairy Glen

Reflections at Fairy Glen, Skye

Classic conical hill at Fairy Glen, Skye

More information on Isle of Skye

For more information on Skye, other islands and Scotland in general please refer Visitors’ Guide to Scotland, ISBN 978-1-9161332-0-4. This publication is also available via Kindle.