True Highlands Blog
Welcome to the True Highlands Blog! We blog regularly about all sorts of things and welcome suggestions of future blog posts. Is there something you are keen to find out more about? Are you interested in writing a blog post and linking to your business? Become a True Highlander and you can!
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Explore The Small Isles
An Introduction To The Small Isles Four islands make up the Small Isles; Eigg, Rùm, Muck and Canna. Together they make for a photogenic island seascape from the shore around Arisaig; Rum’s jagged volcanic Cuillin mountains contract with low-lying Muck, and Eigg’s...
The New True Highlands Website
Launching a New Tourism Website in the Middle of a Pandemic! Yes, timing couldn't be worse really could it? A year ago when Catherine and I discussed getting a new site together with all these ideas of what we wanted, we obviously had no idea that the tourism...
Welcome to the True Highlands Blog!
All About Scotland Welcome to our Blog section. We hope to keep you entertained, informed and inspired! A blog is a personal piece of writing and as such the blogs will reflect the different writing styles and experiences of the author. Some will be wild and fanciful...
Pirates of the Hebridean
Fantastical Pirates in the Hebrides Trace your finger over a map of the Hebrides and the old Gaelic names will tell you a story. They are but one reminder of our rich and bloody maritime past. For example, the original name for Longay Island off Skye is Long...
The Importance of Social Media Marketing & SEO
Why is Social Media Marketing important to you? Unfortunately, it is not just a case of typing a couple of lines and letting the customers flood in. It takes hard work, a lot of thought and a lot of time. People are reluctant to pay for social media, thinking it's...
Game of Clans
Clans in the Scottish Highlands One of the most popular TV programmes in recent years is HBO's Game of Thrones. Its over the top narrative of warring monarchs, torture, slaughter and treachery makes for compulsive viewing. If you thought the series a tad excessive...
Staying Safe in the Hills
Explore the Highlands but Stay Safe! For many, the appeal of the wilderness of the Scottish Highlands is the feeling of being disconnected – from emails, texts, social media, civilisation – and there’s nothing that can beat that feeling. Stepping away from the...
Glendrian Caves, Ardnamurchan – A.K.A The Bat Cave!
Welcome To The Bat Cave! Many moons ago I promised you a blog on the walk to the Glendrian Caves – aka – the Bat Cave! So called as it was full of bats – or at least bat poo! Not sure it is inhabited now, but I still like the name… Well having done the walk today, I...
Hidden Gold of the Highlands
There's Gold In Them There Hills! I sat down to write something about gold prospecting in the Highlands, a story of the long forgotten mines that scar our landscape and the rivers where enthusiasts can still pan for tiny flakes. Distracted in equal parts by history...
