Torran View Traditional Cache
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Wonderful walk in a scenic part of Wester Ross.
There is a long history of habitation at Coulin, with evidence of Neolithic colonisation 5,000 years ago, making it one of the earliest sites of human colonisation in Wester Ross. It is probable that the more fertile areas of the glen, especially around the head of Loch Coulin, have long been settled. In the early sixteenth century the estate belonged to the MacKenzies of Gairloch. Reference to a cattle droving route over the Coulin Pass in the letters of James Hogg, the Ettrick shepherd, indicates that by 1805 Coulin had long been accessible from Strathcarron to the South, and Loch Maree to the North. In 1818, four tenants were evicted from Coulin, presumably to make way for sheep farming.
Throughout the Victorian period the estate was developed as a sporting estate. Conservation of the flora and fauna at Coulin plays a central role in the management of the estate in the present. From the wild fish stocks in the river system to the indiginous Scots Pine in the glens, there are numerous areas where the estate works to sustain the exceptional biodiversity at Coulin.
Park at N57 34.152 W5 20.513 and take the paved track that runs along the east side of Loch Clair. It is a mile from the parking place to the Coulin Estate bridge at N57 33.309 W5 20.206, where you take the footpath on the left before the bridge. Continue along the path that runs on the east side of Loch Coulin. The cache is at N57 32.596 W5 18.324. For a circular walk, join the track at the southern end of the loch, cross the bridge at N57 32.466 W5 18.336 and continue on the track along the western side of the loch that takes you back to the Coulin Estate bridge. Including a round trip around Loch Coulin this walk is 6 ½ miles long.
The cache is in a plastic box wrapped in a camoflague bag.
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