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Hogwarts Train, Skye, Uig and Fairy Glen.

July 27, 2012

Day 16: We traveled towards the Isle of Skye today. We first stopped off at Glenfinnan, where the monument to the Jacobite rising of 1745 sits at the shores of Loch Shiel. It is also the location of the Glenfinnan Viaduct, known mainly from the Harry Potter movies as part of the railway to Hogwarts. The railway runs a special train for tourists that recreates this. We timed our arrival for when the train would be passing the viaduct, and followed it down the line towards the port of Mallaig.  From Mallaig we took the ferry to Skye, and drove to the northernmost peninsula, to the fishing town of Uig, where we had a hotel for the night.

Just up a glen from Uig, hidden behind several farms is a spot called Fairy Glen. Take a look at the photos to see why. We spent a long time running around the hills there that night.

Jacobite (aka the Hogwarts Train) at the Glenfinnan Viaduct. Monument to the 1745 Jacobite Rising in Glenfinnan The train again at Loch Nan Uamh. The Harbor of Portree, Skye. Folly at Uig Harbour Uig Hotel An abandoned crofting house on the road to Balnaknock Fairy Glen Thistles Abandoned crofting house in Fairy Glen Loch in Fairy Glen 'Castle Ewen' above the Loch in Fairy Glen 'Castle Ewen' in Fairy Glen Castle Ewen Lesley and Emma on top of Castle Ewen Fairy Glen Fairy Glen The back side of Castle Ewen

Keywords: Fairy Glen, Glenfinnan, Scotland, Travel, Uig
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