Log No 157. Sat 12th Oct 2013 - Monreith to Isle of Whithorn, 11 miles (2446 miles walked)
Statue of an Otter |
Getting off the bus at 10.10 I came out of Monreith and took the footpath signpost to "Maxwell's Otter" which led me to the bronze statue of Gavin Maxwell's Otter which overlooked Monreith Bay.
Coastline at Back Bay |
I continued on by the edge of the golf course to the car park at Back Bay.
If the tide had been right out I could possibly have walked round the base of the cliffs but as it was I cut across the beach to climb up the slope.
Coastline from Back Bay |
At the end of the cliffs the path dropped down to the flat ground at the bottom of the slopes.
Coastline at Port of Counan |
Coming to the end of this flat section I was surprised to see a car down here at the bottom of a track and I could hear tapping noises among the rocks at Port Counan.
I presumed someone was fossil hunting but it was actually a chap and his young family continuing the family tradition of recording your name on a rock, he was inscribing his daughter's name, Alison Nicholson, on a big rock.
St Ninians Cave |
St Ninian is the first Christian missionary to Scotland, whose name is known.
Looking back to St Ninians Cave |
From the cave there was a marked footpath all the way to Isle of Whithorn along the top of the cliffs.
It is probably a popular walk but I only met one other person on the path today.
This had been a fine coastal walk, taking 4 hours 40 minutes for the 11 miles.
Isle of Whithorn |