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For some reason that I don't really understand I find reeds and water an endlessly fascinating subject. Perhaps it is the contrast in colours, or the contrasts in texture, whatever it is when I come across them I inevitably stop to scan the scene for images.
And so it was in this case when I came across Loch a' Mhuillin while driving from Toscaig to Applecross. I toyed with the idea of including the loch as part of the wider scene at Milton but the light on the hills beyond was not suitable for a landscape of the wider scene.
With views such as this I always spend some time scanning different parts of the scene for a pattern that pleases the eye. Often one reverts back to the first instinctive composition chosen, but no matter how often I encounter these abstract scenes I always spend time on the just to make sure I've not missed the best arrangement offered by nature!
North-west Highland Place Names
The landscape of the North-west Highlands and the Gaelic language are intimately connected. Other languages have contributed to the richness of our place names, notably Norse, but the North-west Highlands have for centuries been a Gaelic landscape. In listing the meanings of place names I have relied on authoritative sources wherever possible. For further information about sources please refer to North-west Highland Place Names in the main menu.
Applecross; For a full explanation of the origin of this name the reader is referred to Professor Watson’s excellent book – click ‘North-west Highland Place Names’ in the main menu for further information. Summing up his comments it appears that the name means the ‘estuary of the Crosan’ which is the river (Abhain Crosan) that flows into Applecross Bay. The word Crosan is of uncertain origin but is assumed to be Pictish, meaning unknown.
Loch a’Mhuillin; The loch of the mill.
Milton; Applecross. In Gaelic it is Bail’ a’ mhuilinn meaning ‘the mill village’.
Toscaig; Gaelic is Toghscaig from the Norse meaning ‘strip of land at the howe’.
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