When I started this website in 2009 the digital world looked somewhat different than today. The iPad had yet to be introduced and the use of smartphones was at the start of a success story. Now, only five years later, the way we look at websites and … [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...]
Isle of Coll
I'm happy to announce another new page on the Southern Hebrides website. This new page is about the most north-westerly island in the Southern Hebrides, the Isle of Coll. The islands neighbours to the east are Mull and Ardnamurchan Point, and Gunna … [Read more...]
Scottish Island Feeling
Islands have always been special to many people for hundreds of reasons. In prehistoric and medieval times people built artificial islands in Lochs, Crannógs, to separate them from others and to give themselves some sort of protection against their … [Read more...]
Welcome to the Southern Hebrides Website and Blog
I have played with the idea of making a website for the Southern Hebrides, the islands of Argyll, for quite some time now. Ever since I visited the isle of Islay for the first time I fell in love with this unique part of Scotland. The area is steeped … [Read more...]