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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

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Dun Skeig Fort

This prominent landmark stands proud above Clachan beach

Eigg's Puffer Cave

How two valiant little Clyde puffers went down off Eigg during a stormy spring in 1954

Eilean na Naoimh

Saint Maelrubha may have visited here to meditate

Erskine Beveridge coastal exploration

A coastal walk with natural and historical decaying mansions owed by late and great antiqutarian Erskine Beveridge

Finlaggan and the Lordship of the Isles

The two islands of Finlaggan and the Finlaggan Trust

Fishing on Muck

Muck fishing traditions are many: from fish traps to line fishing

Gavin Maxwell and the isle of Soay

After WWII, Gavin Maxwell bought the island of Soay and started a basking shark fishery there, almost wiping out the species in the area

German Submarine Sunk at Staffa

The submarine that paid a high price for surfacing to see Fingal's cave

Loch Shiel's Green Isle

Amongst ancient crosses, there is a roofless chapel where St Finnan’s 7th century bronze hand-bell can still be seen

Haymaking

A lively account of haymaking on the island of Colonsay