Loch Glascarnoch on A835 enjoys visitor surge as falling water levels reveal mysteries from days gone by
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A spike in the number of visitors to an atmospheric Ross-shire loch has coincided with a drop in water levels at its westernmost end.
Loch Glascarnoch, a man-made reservoir which was flooded in the 1950s, is currently much lower in level after a fry spring. At its far end, the receding shoreline has seen long stretches of the old Dingwall to Ullapool road emerge, along with old passing places and bridges.
A story and pictures in the Ross-shire Journal last month sparked renewed interest in the loch which has been giving up its secrets down the years as water levels rise and fall. Its proximity to the A835 has made it a popular stopping point for motorists.
James McPake captured this atmospheric shot closer to the dam, where water levels are much higher. It seems to herald the promise of better times ahead after the uncertainties of recent months.
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