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3 km from Lealt, Isle of Skye, Scotland

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	Loch Cuithir, Skye by Mark 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.
	Loch Cuithir by Gordon Hatton Looking across Loch Cuithir towards the prominent crags of Sgurr a Mhadaidh Ruaidh, which translates as 'Hill of the Red Fox'.
	Bridge over a burn by Loch Cuithir by Gordon Brown Diatomite was extracted from the bed of Loch Cuithir. Diatomite, also called kieselguhr, is a fine powdered earth used in industry amongst other things as a filler, and also added to nitro-glycerine to make dynamite. The diatomite extracted... (more)
	Loch Cuithir by Anthony O'Neil From the Trotternish Ridge at Flasvein
	Sheepfold above Loch Cuithir by John Allan The remains of the drained loch can be seen below.
	A charming scene of a stream embracing the remnants of an ancient tramway's stone piers on the verdant hillside by Mick Garratt
	Loch Cuithir by John Allan The western end of what remains of the loch after it was drained for the extraction of Diatomite.
	Loch Cuithir Diatomite Mine by John Allan This shows the drained bed of what was a much larger Loch Cuithir than it is today. Large quantities of diatomite were extracted from here up until about 1915.
	Small lochan by Loch Cuithir by Gordon Brown
	A Spectacle of Contrasts: The Brick Pier Defying Nature's Odds by the Red Fox Hill by Mick Garratt
	Loch Cuithir by Gordon Hatton Descending towards the shrunken Loch Cuithir [part drained for extraction of diatomite]. Remains of an old rail track can be followed from the loch towards the A855 road.
	Loch Cuithir by Gordon Brown Diatomite was extracted from the bed of Loch Cuithir. Diatomite, also called kieselguhr, is a fine powdered earth used in industry amongst other things as a filler, and also added to nitro-glycerine to make dynamite. The diatomite extracted... (more)