SCOTLAND. DAY 11 SKYE TO OBAN
Still on the Gavin Maxwell pilgrimage we sought out the real location of 'Camusfearna', somewhere near Glenelg. We didn't have 'Aspen's' luck finding it although we were able to appreciate the solitary beauty of this relatively unspoiled remote location.
A little further along on the road to Oban we happened upon Eilean Donan Castle. The castle has clearly had a fraught structural life and lay in ruins from 1719 when it was bombarded from the sea by government troops until the 1930s when it was re-built and restored.
Our accommodation that night was at 'Cnoc Na Ceardaich' - Kilmelford with Tom McKay. Dinner at the Cuilfail Hotel was memorable. We entered the bar where three locals (Not one native to Scotland) sat drinking. They greeted us and made us feel welcome and we chatted for some time.