Much to my regret the profider that hosted my webpages
for more than 25 years has announced that after 1 July
2026 they end the hosting service.
Therefore all my web pages have been moved to another
provider, which means the base URL changes from
https://josvg.home.xs4all.nl/ to http://www.josvg.dds.nl/.
The current page can now be found here.

Highlights of Scotland

Bealach-na-Ba

The road from Tornapress (on the A896, north of Kyle of Lochalsh) to Applecross is most dramatic, with steep gradients up to 20% and hairpin turns like those in the Alps. The road passes the infamous Bealach-na-Ba or 'Cattle Pass', at a height of 629 metres. At a hill stands a TV-tower and a walk of about 30 minutes along a not-too-bad path leads to it (a climb of 155 m), and from there one has spactacular views all around.

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The road with hairpin turns leading to Bealach-na-Ba.


Sgurr Achaoracahin (774 m), with a path leading to a TV-tower.


One of the views at the foot of the TV-tower, with some people at the top-right of the picture, showing the enormous scale of the view.

This map (17 kb) shows a red square where these three photos were taken; date: 30 May 1997.

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