Every now and then you come across a great Youtube Video and this is certainly one. The video covers a good part of some of the Southern Hebridean islands so a good reason to post it here, and the great thing is that the video is shot from the air. … [Read more...]
Visit to the Isle of Colonsay
I've visited Colonsay for the first time in early May this year with my family when I made a day trip from the Isle of Islay. We arrived around 11 am at Scalasaig with the Hebridean Isles ferry from Calmac. This ferry sails from Kennacraig to Oban … [Read more...]
Hidden treasures of Scotland’s seas to be explored
Some of the secrets and mysteries surrounding Scotland’s rich marine heritage could soon be revealed according to the Scottish government. The Scottish Marine Bill aims to improve the protection of Scotland’s treasured marine heritage and our … [Read more...]
A Land that Lies Westward Book Review
The eighth International Conference on the Languages of Scotland and Ulster was held at the Columba Centre (Ionad Chaluim Chille Ìle), Isle of Islay in July 2006. Although papers from the entire field of Scottish and Ulster language study were … [Read more...]