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A view towards Eigg © A. van Roekel
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SCOTLAND IN 4 DAYS:
WEST HIGHLAND LINE & ISLE OF SKYE

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  Rannoch Moor, © A. van Roekel

 
One of the highlights of the West Higland Line is Rannoch Moor, a vast wilderness. If you're lucky with the weather, the views are great. You will cross the boggy moorland, covering more than hundred square kilometres while feeling privileged in your Highland Coach, thinking about the railroadmen who did the job. The speed is limited in the Rannoch Moor section to avoid damage as the railway tracks in this part are floating on a mattress of tree roots, brushwood mixed with earth and ashes.

  Once the area of the Caledonian Forest © A. van Roekel

 
The Scottish Highlands were once covered by the Caledonian Forest. Today, 1% of the original forest is left. The native pinewoods have now been reduced to 35 isolated remnants. The Caledonian Forest developed at the end of the last Ice Age. Scotland became one of the last refuges for all kinds of trees typical for boreal forests, such as pine. The forest once was home to the beaver, wild boar and lynx. One of the reasons the trees were cut down was to prevent criminals and wild animals to hide.
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