Dundonnell Mountain Rescue Team was called out on Sunday afternoon to help a group of four walkers with their five dogs who had got into difficulty on Fionn Bheinn near Achnasheen.
The five dogs had fallen through a cornice below the summit of the hill. Two of the walkers succeeded in recovering four dogs but a fifth dog remained missing and the walkers descended the hill and were met, uninjured, by members of the MRT. The missing spaniel, was not found
On Monday the missing dog’s owner went back to the location with three team members and with the help of a local estate stalker, they were able to trace the dog which had spent the night high on the mountain in snowy conditions. An MRT member was able to bring the dog safely back.
The MRT leader Iain Nesbitt said that the incident illustrates just how hazardous snow cornices can be. Often difficult to see, they are overhanging ledges of snow formed by strong winds on the edges of ridges and cores and can easily be fallen through.
The A890 road Auchtertyre - Strathcarron – Achnasheen will be partially closed tomorrow night to allow for bridge inspection between Ardnarff and the Avalanche Shelter.
The closure will affect approximately 3.2 kilometres of road and will be in effect from 10 o’clock tomorrow night, Thursday, until 6 o’clock on Friday morning. Lochcarron Community Council has been informed that exemptions will be in place for emergency vehicles, local residents, pedestrians and cyclists.
Eden Court Theatre in Inverness has announced details of a special concert on Tuesday 31st March to celebrate the opening of the Inverness Castle Experience and exploring the Castle’s stories, atmosphere and transformation.
At the heart of the event to be known as Spirit of the Highlands, will be the world premiere of River, a newly commissioned work by Caithness composer, James Ross, Gaelic singer Julie Fowlis and writer Colin MacDonald which has been written in response to the work of community stitchers who created the Tapestry of the Highlands and Islands, now on display at the Castle.
The evening will culminate in a Castle Cèilidh featuring Anna Massie, Gary Innes, Bruce MacGregor and others.
