Loch Cuithir, Highland

Loch Cuithir, Skye

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where diatomite - known locally as Cailc (Scottish Gaelic for chalk) - was extracted from the lochbed and dried on wire nets. It was then transported to the sea by railway.

Uploaded to Geograph by Mark on 12 June 2008

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