Black Cuillin Pins and Buttons

Viewed from underneath the old road bridge at Sligachan.

A herd of sheep grazing on a lush green field with the Black Cuillin mountains in the distance, Isle of Skye, Scotland

WPA poster art of Black Cuillin on Cuillin ridge in the Isle of Skye in the Scottish Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom and the British Isles done in works project administration or Art Deco style.

Sunset on the Cuillin mountains taken at Elgol.

A stormy day at Elgol on Skye looking towards the Black Cuillin mountains

The Cuillin (Scottish Gaelic: An Cuilthionn) are a range of rocky mountains located on the Isle of Skye in Scotland, and another in neighbouring Rùm. The true Cuillin are also known as the Black Cuillin to distinguish them from the Red Hills across Glen Sligachan. The Red Hills are lower and, being less rocky, have fewer scrambles or climbs. Generally they receive less attention than their higher neighbours. The highest point of the Cuillin, and indeed the Isle of Skye, is Sgurr Alasdair in the Black Cuillin at 992 m (3255 ft). Sometimes referred to in Gaelic poetry and song as Eilean a' Cheò (The Misty Isle), Skye is renown for its natural beauty, history and wildlife. BEST VIEWED LARGER

Taken between squalls of rain on the banks of Loch Caol in Glen Sligachan, Skye

A view over the old Sligachan bridge into the stunning backdrop of the wild Black Cuillin mountain range on the Isle of Skye

Climbers on Sgurr Dearg (the Inaccessible Pinnacle). The Cuillin Hills, Isle of Skye, Scotland.

Cuillin mountain range on the Isle of Skye, Scotland

The Weir on the Allt Dearg Mor at Sligachan with the peaks on the Cuillin mountain range in the distance on the Isle of Skye