Glen Sannox view

Glen Sannox, here on the Island of Arran in Scotland is not for the squeamish. Majestic, mist shrouded peaks seem to close in on you as you walk this obvious glacial valley with only the sound of a distant eagle or a cuckoo for company. Just here we have a soft tree to calm us down though. The fencing around it gives us a clue to the history of this valley with its many small mines, mining for barytes amongst other rare minerals. Barite is the main ore of the element barium!