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Ben Blandy

Ben Blandy

Postby Pastychomper » Tue Aug 20, 2019 1:04 pm

Date walked: 06/07/2019

Time taken: 1.7 hours

Distance: 4 km

Ascent: 140m

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Nice short walk by the coast with good views of the area. It was a cloudy day, but not as dark as some of these pictures look.
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Across Strath Tongue to Coldbackie

We started with a smaller but well-cairned top.
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Some coos on the way
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The cairn stands at least 7 feet high
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Looking across the...
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...Kyle of Tongue...
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...to the Rabbit Islands

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Next stop Ben Blandy.
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On top
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The summit cairn is more, well, bland. Nicely layered rocks though.
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Looking inland


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