Dunvegan Two Churches Walk
DUIRINISH, WATERNISH, DUNVEGAN AND CENTRAL SKYE
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1. Park at the Duirinish Church of Scotland in Dunvegan village, on the road towards the castle. The walk starts through gate to the left of the church; there is an information board giving details of the route. At first the route leads through a dense forestry plantation.
2. Further on the path narrows and the woodland becomes mixed and open. There are many wild flowers here in spring and summer, and good views over Loch Dunvegan, with the Castle clearly visible. After some distance, an unmarked T junction is reached with a larger path. Turn right, heading uphill.
3. The path climbs up to the edge of the woods and, passing through a gate, doubles back onto the open moor, with views of Macleods Tables, and, further on, the Cuillins. As the path begins to descend and passes through a gate, there's a prominent standing stone on the hill to the right, which can be reached by a detour across the field. The stone is a commanding viewpoint for Dunvegan village and miles around, but it is not a prehistoric monument. Instead, it was erected on midsummer's day 2000 by the villagers of Dunvegan, using only hand power and ropes. As the stone is fifteen feet high and weighs five tons, this was an impressive feat, and presumably used the same techniques as would have been used to build stone circles thousands of years ago.
4. Back on the main path, the route soon descends to the ruined St Mary's Church, which dates to before the reformation, and the road. Turn right on the road (crossing over for the pavement), and right again at the T junction to return to the current church and the start.
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