Cruach an Fhearainn Duibh, Highland

Ardnish wildfire

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Viewed from NM728842 on the A830 SE of the Prince's Cairn. Believed to have started in the vicinity of Peanmeanach [[NM7180]] the fire burned for several days spreading as far as the railway line & A830 at Loch Dubh [[NM7483]]. The press reported the rescue of a 27-year-old woman from the western tip of the Ardnish peninsula. She was picked up by the Mallaig Lifeboat as her campsite had become encircled by the fires.

Uploaded to Geograph by Leslie Barrie on 2 May 2011

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