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Rum National Nature Reserve.
Once the core of a volcano, the jagged peaks of the Rum Cuillin are a familiar sight on the western seaboard. The island was one of the earliest human settlement sites in Scotland, and it has some 200 archaeological sites and monuments.
There's a unique mountain top colony of Manx shearwaters, which is a host to around a third of the world population, and Rum was the base for reintroducing sea eagles to Scotland. Since the late 1950s it's also been the setting for important red deer research and a native woodland restoration programme.
location: The isle of Rum lies off the south coast of Skye in the Cuillin sound.
Grid reference: NM346984
To get there, take the Calmac ferry from Mallaig (Tel: 01687 462403 or visit www.calmac.co.uk), or charter hire companies from other destinations visit the island.
Contact: SNH, Reserve Office, Isle of Rum, Inverness-shire PH43 4RR, Tel: 01687 462026.
There is hostel style accommodation available at Kinloch Castle, Tel: 01687 462037.
There's a unique mountain top colony of Manx shearwaters, which is a host to around a third of the world population, and Rum was the base for reintroducing sea eagles to Scotland. Since the late 1950s it's also been the setting for important red deer research and a native woodland restoration programme.
location: The isle of Rum lies off the south coast of Skye in the Cuillin sound.
Grid reference: NM346984
To get there, take the Calmac ferry from Mallaig (Tel: 01687 462403 or visit www.calmac.co.uk), or charter hire companies from other destinations visit the island.
Contact: SNH, Reserve Office, Isle of Rum, Inverness-shire PH43 4RR, Tel: 01687 462026.
There is hostel style accommodation available at Kinloch Castle, Tel: 01687 462037.
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