Hi Egg ... thanks for the practical comment - I'm not a sailor, but that's another bit of interesting information to file away.
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Originally Posted by Egg
An explaInation of sorts for you as I have sailed the Minch many times in the past on route to the Orkney Isles.
There is a major magnetic anomaly that runs up the west coast of Scotland, and has a very large flucuation due to the very old rock and its unique mineral content. It makes navigation a little tricky, and has caught many an unwary person on or near rocks and small islands. I consider the Minch to be one of the most dangerous stretches of water for sailing up in Europe.
That this earth map shows this through their own research doesn't suprise me at all.
I corrected my spelling because the Spelling Nazis have turned up.
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I looked into the actual location a bit further, and I found that the point on the ground that seems to be referred to is a hilltop (>1600') at the bottom of Loch More. Here's a link to a map of the spot which, if you look at it, is directly under the name 'Aultanrynie' on the more detailed side of the map (
http://drive.123-reg.co.uk/F/8677065-315162435) I'm now wondering if this is some sacred place? ... it's not marked as such?!? Maybe this is a pointless quest - if so, I won't be offended.
