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Towering basalt cliffs, striated and turfed, punished by the wroth sea and roaring hysterics of the wind, stand in monolithic acceptance of the rain pounding from the anvil sky. Beneath the glacial waters of the Little Minch and through the Sea of the Hebrides, the causeway of the giants extends southwest to County Antrim. Birds have given up hopes of flight here at Neist Point, the Isle of Skye\u2019s most westerly landfall. The air is a wall of banshees; each step toward the cliff\u2019s edge a flailing advance. Wings of iron, salt, and dirt slam into my nostrils. Basalt golems trudge down the coast as far as eyes can see, the cloudy cyan sea frothing at their feet like rabid selkies.<\/p>\n
The turf beneath my feet is spongy and riddled with rabbit warrens, could give itself to the starved sea at any moment. These basalt warriors will fall beneath the waves, in time. Not even they can withstand that encroaching iron-bar horizon. Time, erosion, the disappearance of things. If I could time-lapse this spot for centuries, the people here would be little more than a flicker, a question in the brow, a wonder. I\u2019ve lost myself in a trance instigated by the deafening sea and sky.<\/p>\n
Keith Savage is the creator of\u00a0Traveling Savage<\/span><\/a>, a blog dedicated to exploring Scotland\u2019s beautiful places, culture, and history. He writes from his home in Madison, Wisconsin and journeys to Scotland three or four times each year. You can follow him on\u00a0Twitter<\/span><\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0become a fan of\u00a0Traveling Savage on Facebook<\/span><\/a>.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Towering basalt cliffs, striated and turfed, punished by the wroth sea and roaring hysterics of the wind, stand in monolithic acceptance of the rain pounding from the anvil sky. Beneath the glacial waters of the Little Minch and through the Sea of the Hebrides, the causeway of the giants extends southwest to County Antrim. Birds … <\/p>\n