Grid reference NM4097
near to Kinloch, Rum, Scotland
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The Dibidil path
Otherwise known as the Nature Reserve path on the east coast of Rum.
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Waterfall on Allt Mòr na h-Uamha
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Trees by the Dibidil path
The path from Kinloch to Dibidil runs across rough moorland.
It passes a few clumps of trees - these alders are in a small hollow, probably giving them some protection from the weather.
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Grassy knoll
Ice-scoured rocky outcrop gives way to a grassy plateau where the glen of Cnapan Beaca opens out. The views of the lowermost gabbro layers of Hallival are spectacular.
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Allt Mor na h-Uamha
Kinloch Dibidil path. There are enclosures around here in an attempt to get trees back.
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Allt Mor na h-Uamha
This name translates as 'the big burn of the cave' and presumably takes its name from the cave on the shore 200 metres below, where the burn enters the sea. There must be more peat around on this part of the island than in some... (more)
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Mantle Xenolith
The xenolith has fallen into the magma chamber while it was solidifing and thus become stuck and preserved forever.
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Bridge on the Dibidil path
A dry stone structure that has stood the test of time.
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Allt Mòr na h-Uamha
Looking upstream.
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Path to Dibidil
Approaching the Allt Mòr na h-Uamha on the eastern side of Rùm. The path is of very high quality.
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Allt Mor na h-Uamha
Looking up across outcrops of early intrusive rocks which have in turn been cut by the layered complex which forms the Rum Cuillin. The peak on the skyline is Hallival.
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Allt Mòr na h-Uamha
The name refers to the burn meandering across the unnamed strath below this fine viewpoint. It means 'The Big Burn of the cave' because it falls into the sea close to An Uamh, 'The Cave'. Not that it is the only cave on... (more)
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