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| Skye has always attracted plenty of visitors. Known as Eilean a Cheo in Gaelic, it scores highly for its wild scenery and its romantic Bonnie Prince Charlie connections. Its skyline is gashed either by brooding, craggy black rocks or rounded, red-hued mountains that inspired many 19th-century landscape painters, including JMW Turner. Only 48 miles end to end, it nevertheless boasts a thousand miles of coast and nowhere on the island is more than five miles from the sea. The combination of mountain, sea and abundant wild flowers is truly seductive, particularly in spring, when wild daffodils and deep lilac bluebells carpet the landscape. Now the island of Skye has become a centre of culinary excellence using the freshest local ingredients, from scallops to salad leaves, for which these islands are justly famous. |
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