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A walk along the coast from Scaliscro Lodge to the deserted village of Strome at the mouth of Loch an Stroim will prove of great interest. In the immediate vicinity of the Lodge there are Highland Cattle and Hebridean sheep. Further along the coast at Allt na Muilne there is a fairly well preserved Norse Mill. Still further you will see evidence of a rock heronry and at least two seal colonies. It is likely that the now deserted village of Strome was inhabited by shepherds and their families from the early years of the 18th century when both Strome and neighbouring Drovernis belonged to a tacksman, James Chapman. By the 18502 the townships were inhabited by only two shepherd families. The old clachans at Strome are well preserved; there is also an ancient burial ground near the old village. At Aird Orasay you may be able to catch sight of a herd of wild North Ronaldsay sheep. The live mainly on seaware and appear to be thriving in this most remote promontory.
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