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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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Histories and Eras

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The drama of the Swordfish in the Kyles of Bute

A chance mention of Tighnabruaich led to an unfolding story of a Swordfish plane crash

The Duchess and the monkey

...be careful when wearing a hat!

The Exmouth tragedy

Emigrant ship hits rocks off the Isle of Islay

The Fair Maid of Grulin

This song travelled to Canada and back with the people who were cleared from Eigg

The first kayakers to St Kilda

Hamish Gow and his wife Anne were the first people to kayak to St Kilda in 1965, a truly incredible venture

The floating church on Loch Sunart

A novel site for worship in 1840s Strontian

The Ghost Pipe Band of Glen Fyne

Killed in battle, but it is believed they march on till this day

The Granny and the Whale

A tale, originally told in Gaelic, of a boat's encounter with a whale, and the unexpected contents found in its stomach...

The HMS Osprey training school

Was the Battle of the Atlantic won in Dunoon?

The iconic Corran ferry crossing

There has been a ferry across the Corran Narrows for centuries