We left the Torridon Inn at around 9.30 and drove the five or so miles West to Shieldaig. We had awoken to another promising day and decided that this coastal walk would finish off our break nicely - besides, we had never been to Shieldaig before.
We parked at the waterfront overlooking Shieldaig Island, a mound of trees and a haven for wildlife apparently. We walked up the road to the small Primary School and onwards along a stony and muddy path.
We passed quite a few ruined crofts which were right on the stony beaches - indicating a hard existence for fishing families in years gone by.
We reached Loch Torridon with views of the Inveralligin
and the Diabaig peninsula. There was a small house nestled in the rocks here - home to a fisherman we thought.
This was a circular route and we carried on around the rocky tops and back to the village - 3 miles.
We were impressed by the village - it looked good in the autumn sunshine. We stopped for coffee and started for home at around 12. Realising we weren't too far from home we decided we would definitely be making return journeys to this part of the Highlands - there are many more walks to do and we can't wait!
