At Sligachan, under the Old Bridge, a woman in a rain jacket kneels on the rocks and dips her face into the river. Local legend says that if you keep your face in the water for seven seconds and then let it dry in the wind, you’ll gain timeless beauty, a gift of the faeries. The water comes straight from the Cuillin, the steep black mountains above, and it’s so cold that seven seconds feels
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