Assynt & Coigach is an area of outstanding character, dominated by isolated peaks and covered in a myriad of lochs and lochans (lakes and small lakes). Its landscape character is a consequence of the ancient geology which is formed by the gneiss, the world’s oldest rock and a very rugged platform for the mountains formed of Torridonian sandstones. These mountains, although much younger than the gneiss, are still between 800 and 1,000 million years old. The same geology as the Torridon area to the south. Here, though the mountains are much eroded in stature and left standing as spectacular, isolated monoliths.
Evening light over Inverpolly.
Assynt evening landscape from Glas Bheinn.
Evening view of Stac Polaidh & Cul Mor
Assynt Landscape scene
Assynt Panorama, Stac Polaidh, Cùl Mor & Cùl Beag.
Mid summer sunrise - Quinag from Glas Bheinn.
Sunrise over Kylesku from Glas Bheinn.
Spidean Còinich, Quinag, from Sàil Gharbh
The Assynt Mountains from Quinag
Cùl Beag by Loch Lurgainn
Cùl Mòr & Cùl from Ben More Coigach
A snowy Suilven in the clouds.Click for Video
Sgùrr an Fhidhleir top of Beinn Mòr Còigich
On Fhidhleir's summit, looking over Beinn an Eòin
From Quinag's Sàil Gharbh above Kylesku
3am, Mid Summer view from Quinag
Kylesku and Glàs Bheinn from above Kylestrome
Kylesku with the old ferry pier, lower centre, and Glas Bheinn behind.
Suilven in summer from Cnoc an Leòthaid