Castle Keep, Scotland
Castle Keep Visitor Centre or Museum in Strathaird, The Highlands, Scotland
Hand crafted swords in the shadow of the Cuillin mountains
Extract from an article written by Andrew Spooner of The Independent newspaper.
Andrew Spooner is a widely published freelance writer and photographer - his work can be viewed at www.andrewspooner.net
Beneath a dramatic, jagged black ridge of vertiginous mountains the sword smith toils. With each punch of hammer on forged steel incandescent sparks spray out into tiny arcs of light. The sword smith wipes the sweat from his brow and plunges the tempered steel back into the ferocious heat of the forge. In the distance a mist is gathering along the shores of a magical, green isle and mighty sea eagles swoop and soar. The sword smith looks intently into the flames, retrieves the sword and once again the sound of metal hammering metal drifts across the mystical landscape.
No, this isn’t a scene from a Tolkien-inspired fantasy. For Rob Miller who lives and works beneath the mighty Cuillin mountain range on the Isle of Skye, it is a daily routine. But it’s a routine that he’s had to forge from the travails of life as much as he transforms blank slices of rusting steel into shimmering blades.
Nearby Holiday Accommodation
Cuillin Hills Hotel Luxury Hotel on the Isle of Skye
From £ 60.00 p/night
Culloden House Hotel Luxury Hotel in the Scottish Highlands
From £ 100.00 p/night
Dalmahoy Marriott Hotel & Country Club Luxury Hotel near Edinburgh
From £ 85.00 p/night
Crerar Eight Acres Hotel with Pool in Morayshire Scotland
From £ 45.00 p/night
Location Details and other Things to Do
Nearby Things to Do
Castle Keep
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Misty Isle Boat Trips on the Isle of Skye
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Skyak Adventures on the Isle of Skye
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Duncan House Fine Celtic Jewellery
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Wullies Tours & Taxi Hire
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Clan Donald Skye
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Dun Ringill
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Skye Serpentarium Reptile World
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Raasay House in the Western Isles
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Cuillin View Gallery & Coffee Shop
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Armadale Castle Gardens and Museum of the Isles
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The Castlemoil Restaurant & King Haakon Bar
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Nearby Accommodation Hotels in Scotland
Cuillin Hills Hotel Luxury Hotel on the Isle of Skye
From £ 60.00 p/night
Best Western Inverness Palace Hotel & Spa in the Highlands of Scotland
From £ 58.41 pppn
Kingsmills Hotel Luxury Hotel in Inverness Scottish Highlands
From £ 71.00 p/night
Culloden House Hotel Luxury Hotel in the Scottish Highlands
From £ 100.00 p/night
Kincraig Castle Hotel Luxury Romantic Hotel in Ross-shire Scotland
From £ 70.00 p/night
Macdonald Aviemore Highland Resort Luxury Hotel Cairngorms Mountains
Wheelchair Friendly
From £ 108.00 p/night
Golf View Hotel & Spa Stunning Location on the Coast of Scotland
From £ 54.00 p/night
Mansfield Castle Hotel in the Highlands of Scotland
From £ 70.00 p/night