Skye 360

Skye’s plethora of peninsulas and sea-lochs contain awesome cliffs, remote beaches, storm tossed sea-stacks, natural arches, ancient duns, romantic castles, poignant Clearance settlements, tidal islands and idyllic secluded corners.
If you want to experience Skye in all its fascinating wealth of popular tourist haunts and hidden treasures, then let this book take you on a continuous 360-mile coastal walk around this mystical black island. You will soon find that there is a lot more to discover than the celebrated Cuillin ridge, mecca for walkers and climbers from all over the world.

Andrew Dempster took one month to walk the whole coastline, he describes not just a geographical journey along the intricacies of Skye’s coastline but also a historical journey from prehistoric fortified duns to legendary castles, from the distressing remains of black-houses to the stark geometry of the Skye bridge.

• 8 detailed maps and travel information
• Long-distance walks to day-trips
• Black and white sketches
• Colour photographs

Whether you want to follow the author on his month-long trek around the coast, or whether you have a week, a weekend or just want to spend a day exploring a smaller part of the island, Skye 360 is the perfect guidebook.