Repair works to be carried out on mountain path

Major repair work is getting under way to fix eroded paths on one of Scotland’s best-loved mountains.

The £200,000 project will involve a helicopter flying large amounts of stone and gravel on to the high slopes of Suilven in Sutherland.

Suilven’s dominant conical shape makes if one of the most distinct mountains in the country. The work on the upper slopes follows repairs to the lower stretches of the path last summer.

A team of ten workers will be carrying out the repairs as helicopter drops begin this week.

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