Sheep island (Eilean nan Caorach)

This is a rather remarkable small island because at one time it must have been entirely taken over by lime making. There are three kilns, one of which is certainly in a better state of repair than those at Port Ramsay; you can look down it from the top as well as up it from the bottom! Behind them I think is the quarry from which the limestone was quarried. Sheep are obviously kept here during the summer, and not surprisingly there are loads of nesting birds - mostly gulls I think. It is more an anchorage for lunch than an overnight stay, unless it is very calm - land on the rubble jetty.