Archive for the 'Folklore & Myths' Category

What’s in a name?

Fishermen from the Small Isles (Canna, Rum, Eigg & Muck) in common with UK fishermen have always been superstitious in one way or another. The fishermen from the Small Isles had a curious tradition of not referring to their home island when afloat in order that witches or other evil spirits would not know where […]

Way out west

 
 The Ardnamurchan peninsula is like the land time forgot. It’s a very secluded corner of Scotland where life and progress doesn’t move at a frantic pace. Simply put it’s refreshing for both the mind and soul.
 With the peninsula offering a wide mixture of paddling from challenging headlands, scenic sea loches to rugged coastal sections along with a healthy sprinkling […]

Rum or Rhum?

The largest island in the archipelago know as the Small Isles, is either spelt as Rum or Rhum. I’ve discovered these two differing spellings in a variety of different books and maps/charts of varying ages. Which is the correct one?
The owner of the island in 1900’s, Sir George Bullough changed the spelling from Rum to Rhum, as […]


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I'm currently writing a sea kayaking guidebook for the Northwest Highlands; Cape Wrath to Ardnamurchan Point including Skye & the Small Isles. This blog will keep you updated as to my progress and hopefully the blog and in turn the book will inspire you experience the Northwest Highlands by sea kayak yourself.

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