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On the south-west coast of Skye, Elgol Beach looks out across Loch Scavaig to the jagged peaks of The Cuillin beyond. Taking its name from the Gaelic for ‘weeping swan’, this tiny settlement was a place of refuge for Bonnie Prince Charlie during the Jacobite rising of 1745. Accessible at low tide, the cave where the fugitive royal awaited rescue is a short (but strenuous) walk along the shingle beach. To find out more, visit walkhighlands.co.uk.