Although the walk was nearly rescheduled because so many people couldn't come, in the end there were eight of us - and two dogs - who set off from Glenbrittle for the trek to Rubh' an Dùnain.
The weather was glorious and the company good so the long trek to the headland didn't feel so bad.
Plenty of flora (orchids galore and both kinds of sundews) and fauna (including an irate lapwing, a frog skeleton and a handful of Small Heath butterflies).
Blessedly, the sun and strong breeze kept the midges at bay, so Gill had no need to wear her very glamorous pink midgie-hat.
We passed to the north of the Sloch Dubh, passing the remains of a solidly-built blackhouse with its rounded corners.
Lunch-break overlooking Loch na h-Àirde. If you know where to look, you can just make out the dun wall on the right side of the left-most knoll, and the chambered cairn at the far right edge of the lochan. Nearer to us, the bog-cotton was emphasising the lines of the lazy-beds - presumably growing more strongly in the soggy dips.
We also got a good high view of the 'Viking Canal'
There's nothing on Canmore about the two mounds of stone:-(
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