Crystal Clear

At foot of the Black Cuillins near Glenbrittle are the Fairy Pools. Beautifully crystal clear pools on the River Brittle, which entice many visitors.

The nearest village to the Fairy Pools is Carbost on the West of Skye, with the start of the walk being near the road to Glenbrittle. The average time to complete the walk to and from the pools is around 40 minutes unless you choose to stop for longer.

The legend goes that a local Clan MacLeod chief of old married a fairy princess, giving rise to many fairy place names on the Isle of Skye. It is also said that Fairy Pools attracted selkies. These mythological creatures, disguised as large seals during the day, would come to the beach at the foot of Glen Brittle where they would shed their skins and change into human form for the night, to bathe in the pools under the light of a full moon.