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On the Tuesday we spent most of the day looking at the hill fort of Citânia de Sanfins, and then at the museum where they exhibit the archaeological finds from the site. This hill fort was first occupied by Neolithic people and then used by the Romans. It was estimated that in the 1st and 2nd centuries BC, over 3,000 people lived on this hill top, making their living from working iron and trading with the local farmers. They used circular huts, the stone foundations of which are still evident. The Romans abandoned the circle for the oblong and the outlines of their buildings can also be seen. Standing on this promontory with the sun coming and going I found it difficult not to go into full 'landscape mode', and some of the following pictures are more traditional than I would have liked. But they do give a feeling of the total site so I have included them. The museum was a short car ride away from the hill fort. Maria made the find of the enormous chair stored in an old lean-...

Our last full day in Bute was a bit of a wash out. However we needed some exercise, so we left Rene snug and dry in the apartment and drove south on the St Blane's road until we came to a pull in by the footpath to Dunagoil, an ancient hill fort. First we had to wait on the road for the cows to move into a new field. We got pretty wet as we walked down to the vicinity of the fort but stopped at a ridge of rock overlooking the sea where there were a couple of caves, seen here in infrared as well. The rain getting worse we headed for home where we had lunch and dried out. Further into the afternoon it cleared so we took Rene to the café at Ettrick Bay for a celebratory cup of tea and cake and had a little saunter down the beach. Finally, after supper the sun shone and I took my final shots of Kilchattan Bay