The Five Sisters, Loch Duich and Mam Rattachan [sic]
ID:QZP40_CARD_0737DESCRIPTION:The mountain peaks known as 'The Five Sisters' at Loch Duich in Wester Ross. Legend relates that two Irish Princes, washed ashore during a storm, fell in love with two of the seven daughters of the King of Kintail. Having promised to send their five brothers for the remaining sisters, the Princes married the two youngest Princesses and returned to Ireland. The five sisters waited in vain, and eventually asked the Grey Magician of Coire Dhunnaid to extend their vigil beyond life itself, whereupon he turned them into mountains.
The mountains rise above Glen Shiel at the head of Loch Duich. They are called Sgurr na Mòraich (876m), Sgurr nan Saighead (929m), Sgurr Fhuaran (1068m), Sgurr na Carnach (1002m) and Sgurr na Ciste Duibhe (1027m).
The Mam Ratagan Pass can be seen in the foreground of the postcard. The Pass leads to Kyle of Lochalsh and rises from sea level to 350 metresPLACENAME:Loch Duich; Five SistersOLD COUNTY/PARISH:ROSSCREATOR (AV):J Valentine & Co.PERIOD:1940sSOURCE:Highland LibrariesCOLLECTION:Highland Libraries' Postcard CollectionAsset ID:32657KEYWORDS:
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