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As you head out of Ullapool driving north to Sutherland there is a long climb up the North Road, at the top of which there is a lay-by. From here you can walk out onto the hill above Loch Broom and have uninterrupted views looking south to Ullapool and the mountains beyond.
This is what I did for this shot, but I had two hours waiting on the light to improve; patience is one piece of equipment the landscape photographer can't do without!
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.
Loch Broom; The name Loch Broom is an anglicised version of its true Gaelic name which is Loch Bhraoin. Bhraoin means a 'drop of water or rain' and is named after the river Abhainn Bhraoin that flows from Loch a' Bhraoin high in the Braemore (Am Braigh Mor).
Ullapool; Gaelic is Ullabul derived from the Norse Ulli-bólstaðr meaning ‘Ulli’s stead’.
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