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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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Corrag... again

Another local telling of Corrag the witch and her prophecy on Glencoe

Corrie's Curling Capers

The history of curling on Arran

Corriebeg Cottage

The development of one highland cottage: from subsistence crofting to residence

Cradle of the nation

The Celtic sea kingdom of Dalriada stems from the name of an ancient leader who ruled the coastal reaches of Antrim in Northern Ireland

Crodh mara - sea cattle

Escapee cows and hidden whisky

Cumbrae's marine research history

David Robertson, the Cumbrae naturalist, influences study and research on the island

Dad was a vet on Arran

and the kitchen table was his operating table

Doctors of Beaton

The Doctors of Beaton, manuscripts of medical knowledge and the background to the Kilchoman cross

Doing the washing in 1900s Kyleakin

In the 1900s, the women would take their washing by boat to the castle in Kyleakin where they used natural resources to wash their clothes

Dùn Naomhaig - Fort of the Galleys

The remains of what was originally a 12th century fort which was the naval base of the Lords of the Isles