Quote Originally Posted by Rrumbler View Post
Lots of wide open empty country out there on that first leg to Helmsdale; bet'cha it's good for sky watching on a clear night.

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Yep; I'd say you'd be right.
With 'clear night' being the operative words; they're pretty few and far between it seems
And you'd have to get to the top of the hills to do it; and that in itself could turn in to a bit of a mission. The hills and valleys here were formed by glacial action in the last ice age and are therefore pretty (understatement) steep and unstable, with screes of loose metal that would be as unstable as a box of frogs.
But the view from the top would be magnificent when you got there; with an absolute minimum of light pollution.