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The weather was overcast with a steady misty rain all the
time we were out, but we still saw a lot in spite of the weather.
The explorers were: Bernadette, David John, John Donaldson,
Iain, Kathryn and Robert, with Frances Impey, Frances Maclean
and Sheila, plus the dog, Suzie.
This was really three expeditions in one: first we went round
the old settlement of Kylesbeg to the east of the main road
to examine the cultivation areas and look for houses. We didn't
find any positive houses although Kathryn found an interesting
building by the stream and we also saw the remains of a corn
kiln and some charcoal on a platform. Then we crossed the
road, the explorers using the tunnel and getting very wet
in the process, and went through the old croft at Caolas and
down the track to the beach. At the beach we stopped to look
at the old boat house before heading up the hill again. We
found several beautiful ruined houses in this part of the
woods before we reached the main road once more. Then we walked
up the main road to the top of the hill with the objective
of reaching the top of Egnaig Hill but the rain became more
persistent and the explorers were starting to run out of steam
so we just had a few minutes to enjoy the view before we walked
back down the road to the cars and thence to Toad Hall for
soup.
John
Dye
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