The Isle of Skye has a rich heritage and the table topped mountains of Healabhal Bheag and Healabhal Mor to the West of Dunvegan, the spiritual home of the Clan Macleod, certainly have a few tales to tell. Depending on which one you want to believe that is!
Back in the days when Saint Columba was […]
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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 […]
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 […]
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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