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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.

Eilean Donan Castle - Colin Nutt

Histories and Eras

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Viking attacks on Iona

The various Viking attacks on Iona and the impact they had, both at the time and during the Second World War

Wartime in Kilchattan Bay

The troops enjoy some local hospitality

When a funeral lament turned to a merry reel

The consequences of providing a funeral party with an ample provision of whisky to sustain the coffin bearers and piper!

Working in the Mallaig railway

In the days of steam engine, the railway was the main employer in the Mallaig area

A Crofting Boyhood

A personal reflection by Captain Dugald Campbell McNab

An Niall Mór (The Great Neil)

A story told in Gaelic of comparing castles, linked to Glendaruel in the Cowal peninsula

Clach a'Phoanais (The Punishment Stone)

What was the iron ring attached to this standing stone for?

Clan Currie - heriditary bards

Clan Currie were the family of hereditary bards that composed a variety of eulogies and poems in Classical Gaelic

Concorde

The story of Oban and Concorde

Domhnall Dubh

His attempt at re-instating the Lordship of the Isles from Islay