by Katie & Catherine | Aug 23, 2021 | Fascinating Facts, Out & About
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...
by Katie & Catherine | Jan 5, 2018 | Fascinating Facts
Believe in Beltane! Today is Beltane, one of the most important days in the Scottish pre-Christian calendar. It is a day steeped in mystery, when fires were built, offerings made and rituals enacted. There has been a rekindling of interest in Beltane in the last...
by Katie & Catherine | Nov 14, 2017 | Fascinating Facts
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...
by Katie & Catherine | Aug 13, 2017 | Fascinating Facts
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...
by Katie & Catherine | Jul 11, 2017 | Fascinating Facts
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...
by Katie & Catherine | May 11, 2017 | Fascinating Facts
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...
