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KYLE RHEA—BEN SCREEL.
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We now enter the bay of Glenelg, abounding in bold picturesque
scenery on both sides, and which on the north appears land¬
locked. The hills of Glenelg are extremely picturesque, and
well seen here on the right. At the village and pier of Glenelg
are the ruined barracks of Bernera, built as a military station
to maintain the authority of the Hanoverian government among
the clans. The village, consisting of a few huts of neat clean
appearance, is built along the side of a beautiful bay, lined
with a yellow gravel beach, and surmounted by wooded
heights, presenting altogether a most pleasing and picturesque
appearance. We next pass Kyle Rhea Ferry, a narrow strait
where the water is deep, dark, and smooth, with so strong a
current that it is necessary for vessels, in passing, to avail
themselves of the tide. From the ferry-house on the east side
there is a road to Shiel Inn,* and from the one on the west to
Broadford. We now enter Loch Alsh, another arm of the sea,
which, at‘its upper extremity, divides into the lateral branches
of Loch Ling and
* This alpine road from Kyle Rhea to Shiel Inn and Loch Dnieh, is carried over a
mountain called Mam-Rattachan, and is a triumph of engineering skill, and very
romantic. The views of Loch Duich from various points on the road are very striking.
On the side of the hill ascending from Glenelg, a very grand view is obtained of Ben
Screel, and the other mountains of Loch Hourn.