by Katie & Catherine | May 29, 2018 | Wildlife & Nature
Explore the Highland Coastal Regions With a myriad of lochs, inlets, islands and firths, Scotland’s seas are vast – It’s coastline makes up 10% of Europe’s total! Our waters may be chilly, but that doesn’t stop a huge variety of wildlife from making it their...
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 | 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 | Apr 6, 2017 | Out & About
Lighthouses around the Highlands and Islands of Scotland The current dispute over access to the now privately owned Rubha Reidh lighthouse, near Gairloch on the west coast of Scotland, has served to highlight the ongoing fascination that visitors have with these...
by Katie & Catherine | Sep 28, 2016 | Fascinating Facts
Scottish Highland Coastal Shipwrecks The shipwrecks of the Highlands can tell us a lot about our history, they are reminders of the sacrifices made in wartime, the alliances made in peacetime, the industry of poor coastal communities, of piracy and the international...
