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nesday. On Wednesday the boat goes the full length of the loch to Acharacle (£17/25 one
way/return), calling at Polloch and Dalilea, allowing for a range of walks and bike rides
using the forestry track on the eastern shore. The boat departs from a jetty near Glenfin-
nan House Hotel.
Arisaig & Morar
The 5 miles of coast between Arisaig and Morar is a fretwork of rocky islets, inlets and
gorgeous silver-sand beaches backed by dunes and machair, with stunning sunset views
across the sea to the silhouetted peaks of Eigg and Rum. The Silver Sands of Morar , as
they are known, draw crowds of bucket-and-spade holidaymakers in July and August.
The waters of Loch nan Uamh (loch nan oo-ah; ' the loch of the caves') lap at the
southern shores of Arisaig; this was where Bonnie Prince Charlie first set foot on the
Scottish mainland on 11 August 1745, on the shingle beach at the mouth of the Borrodale
burn. Just 2 miles to the east of this bay, on a rocky point near a parking area, the Prince's
Cairn marks the spot where he finally departed Scottish soil, never to return, on 19
September 1746.