Off the north­west coast of Scot­land is the Isle of Skye, an island dom­i­nat­ed by the dra­mat­i­cal­ly dark and jagged Cuillin moun­tain range. At the foot of the moun­tains and through the Glen Brit­tle For­est are the Fairy Pools that lure vis­i­tors from across the globe. As the Riv­er Brit­tle flows to the sea, it cre­ates water­falls, stream­lets, and pools. The crys­tal blue water is so clear that moss can be seen on the rocks below. Rich ferns, heather, and lichen sur­round it all.

Vis­i­tors are allowed to swim in the pools, pro­vid­ed they can with­stand the frigid Scot­tish waters. Inter­est­ing­ly, there is no con­firmed ori­gin of the mys­ti­cal name for this beau­ti­ful place. One can only guess that it has to do with the mag­i­cal feel­ing of fan­ta­sy that the pools exude.