点评:The first picturesque views we had of Loch Cluanie was from the road as we came over the mountains from Fort William. Turning west on A87 towards Skye you see the Cluanie Dam, the loch is actually a manmade reservoir, constructed in the late 1950's as part of the North of Scotland's Hydro-Electric Board's Glenmoriston project to generate hydroelectricity.
As you travel along the A87 you'll get some splendid views of both the loch and highlands surrounding rising to over 1000m situated at the end of Glen Shiel, it was one of the most scenic lochs we passed on our tour through Scotland.
There are a number of view points along the way and a couple of small car park which allow you to walk down to the loch shore. On our visit the dam level was quite low, but an enjoyable stroll nonetheless.
Also keep and eye out for the ruin of Cluanie Castle. Legend has it that it was the summer palace and hunting lodge of the first King of the Scots. The ruins sit upon a natural wooded knoll on the shores of Loch Cluanie.
翻译:我们从威廉堡翻越群山来到苏格兰,沿途第一次欣赏到克卢尼湖的迷人景色。沿着A87公路向西前往斯凯岛,就能看到克卢尼水坝。克卢尼湖实际上是一个人工水库,建于20世纪50年代末,是苏格兰北部水电局格伦莫里斯顿水电站项目的一部分,用于水力发电。
沿着A87公路行驶,您可以欣赏到克卢尼湖和周围高地的壮丽景色,水库位于希尔峡谷的尽头,海拔超过1000米。这是我们在苏格兰之旅中途经的最美湖泊之一。
沿途有许多观景点和几个小型停车场,方便您步行到湖边。我们去的时候水坝水位很低,但即便如此,漫步湖畔依然令人愉悦。
此外,别忘了留意克卢尼城堡的遗址。传说这里曾是苏格兰第一位国王的夏宫和狩猎行宫。遗址坐落在克卢尼湖畔一座天然的林木小山丘上。