Lovely evocative image.
A question: were there trees there once upon a time?
Richard
Hi Richard. I don't think so, because the Flow Country is a very large expanse of deep, ancient bogland - here is what Wikipedia has to say about it
"The Flow Country is a large, rolling expanse of peatland and wetland area of Caithness and Sutherland in the North of Scotland. It is the largest expanse of blanket bog in Europe, and covers about 4,000 km2 (1,500 sq mi). It is an area of deep peat, dotted with bog pools and a very important habitat for wildlife."So I suppose that possibly a few million years ago, it could indeed have been a forested expanse, but at least since the last ice age, it is known to have been covered by nothing but a deep peat filled bogland, that was impossible to cross on foot without disappearing beneath it like quicksand. This house was only able to be built here in the 1800's, after a track was finally created across the bog, using piles of heather bundles beneath a layer of rocks, to then float on top of the bog. But even then, this route was still regarded as being a very dangerous place to try and cross.
Dave
