About Corrieshalloch Gorge
Corrieshalloch Gorge is one of the most dramatic natural features in northwest Scotland — a classic box canyon gorge, 60 metres deep and over a mile long, carved by meltwater at the end of the last ice age. The gorge is a National Nature Reserve and the walls are clothed in ancient woodland dripping with mosses and ferns in the humid microclimate below. At the northern end, the Falls of Measach plunge 46 metres into a pool, viewable from a Victorian suspension bridge built in 1874 by John Fowler (later co-designer of the Forth Bridge). The bridge sways alarmingly when walked upon, which only adds to the atmosphere. Ravens, buzzards and peregrine falcons nest on the gorge walls.
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Getting There
On the A835 at Braemore Junction, 12 miles southeast of Ullapool. Car park on the right heading toward Ullapool. Very well signed.