16 Comments

That looks fabulous Lynn, what a curious wee building, everything looks askew on it somehow🤣. Good advice though - Never turn your back on a tup! ewes have been saying that for years for good reason, not that they are good learners!

Expand full comment

Yes, everything was askew on the building - the same inside.

Your comment about the ewes made me laugh.

Expand full comment

My old ram knocked me out cold once and on another occasion gave me the worst bruise (it was the size of a dinner plate and the colour of an aubergine) I've ever had Sarah, between my legs no less, lesson learnt albeit it took me two battering's! 😂

Hence the battering ram I suppose!

Expand full comment

I can only imagine how painful that all was!

Expand full comment

Goodness Susie, that sounds horrific! It reminds me why I like a stout fence between me and a tup!

Expand full comment

That really is a quirky little (or maybe its bigger than it looks?)building Lynn, did David Scott ever inhabited permanently?

The lighthouse however is beautiful, simplistic and elegant, and I see it can be rented!

Expand full comment

No, it's as small as it looks. You can get inside it but it's not habitable.

The Stevenson lighthouses are all a delight to behold - such aesthetically pleasing buildings. I wouldn't mind having a wee retreat there!

Expand full comment

Any time you get to see a Stevenson lighthouse is a grand day out I say and that was on top of the interesting little Hermit’s Castle! I was confused by the Old Man of Stoer as I have only recently walked to the Old Man of Storr on Skye and thought, no wonder the walk to it along the headland warned you the walking wasn’t very easy!!

Expand full comment

I love looking at a Stevenson lighthouse - they are so aesthetically pleasing. Have you read The Lighthouse Stevensons by Bella Bathurst? A really interesting book and opens your eyes to what an engineering feat it was to build them where they have.

Yes, the Old Men are confusing having such similar names 😂

Expand full comment

I have been to the lighthouse! Too bad I didn‘t know about the hermit‘s castle. What an interesting building!

Expand full comment

Small world, lol. I came across mention of the hermit's castle in a photography guide book and was curious to see it. It's certainly quirky!

Expand full comment

Fantastic! I'd love to stay in that lighthouse. Thanks for taking us there.

Expand full comment

Thanks John. I quite fancy a stay there myself!

Expand full comment

Oh now, I do like both these buildings... the rustic charm of a hermit's castle - perfect for a Photowalk studio????

Expand full comment

A hermit's castle would be perfect as a studio as long as it was bigger and more comfortable than this one, lol. The lighthouse would be better 🙂

Expand full comment

What an unusual building the castle is - I can imagine it was very impressive with the windows and door intact against that amazing backdrop.

Expand full comment