There is a scattering of houses and crofts nearby but mosy have two foot thick walls so you don't hear a thing.
nearest fair sized place is Ullapool and thats 18 miles away.

Midges are nasty wee critters that swarm in there millions and suck your blood

http://www.scotweb.co.uk/environment/midges/scottishmidge.html read here to get more info.

Midges make mosquitoes look like vegetarians


hmmm funny line to follow