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Histories and Eras

The tales that have been passed down many generations to land in our very own hands. We would like to share these stories that shape and mould many of the most iconic landmarks in the west coast.

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Sailing the Atlantic in a bottle

Scottish adventurer Tom Mclean sailed to the UK from the USA in the bottle shaped sailing vessel of his own design

Salmon Fisheries in Skye and Raasay

Commercial wild salmon fishing offered gainful seasonal employment to the men of Skye and Raasay for many years

Seaweed at SAMS in wartime and today!

A remarkable wartime discovery in lockdown of a little-known contribution to the war effort at Millport Marine Station

Shieling women in Aird

The shieling women had a life of hard work, having to make their way to the shieling every afternoon or evening during the summer months

Sir Thomas Lipton and the America Cup

By the 1930's Sir Thomas Lipton had become a household name for his yacht racing as well as his commercial empire

Skye's diatomite industry

Diatomite mining, a forgotten Skye industry

Solum, the plague village on Islay

Amongst Islay's numerous ruined villages, one was destroyed as the result of a mysterious plague

St Columba's booming voice

Could St Columba shout to call the ferryman over from Mull?

St Kilda - an island of intrigue

A brief history of St Kilda and the base that remains there today

St Kilda tweed

The changing sheep population on St Kilda and the tweed trade on the island - find out where one of the last remaining pieces is…