Let the anchor go
These short films by Peter are about individual islands [please click on each image to play a different short film]: Eilean nam Faoileag: Linga Isle [venturing on the voe]: Eilean … Continue reading Let the anchor go
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Quality tableware
A short film about the small, inter-tidal, Hebridean island of Vallay. Quality Tableware:To play this short film please click here or on the image above. My thanks to Fraser MacDonald … Continue reading Quality tableware
A loch in an island in a loch
A film about Eilean Subhainn one of numerous islands in o, Scotland. On Eilean Subhainn there is a 4 acre loch, and in this loch is a tiny island. This … Continue reading A loch in an island in a loch
‘Is our island told in books?’
This short film is based on the photography of St Kilda by Robert Atkinson. Robert Atkinson’s visits to St Kilda were interrupted by a world war. The School of Scottish … Continue reading ‘Is our island told in books?’
Totarder
In last Sunday’s Herald, Totarder cottage, Skye, was advertised as “DO UPPER” of the week: This account of Totarder was given in April 1893: In November 1911 this sad ending … Continue reading Totarder
Glen Creran gardener
I recently came across this photograph of a Victorian gardener who worked in Glen Creran, Argyll. The photograph was annotated with the name of the gardener: Peter Rankin. To me … Continue reading Glen Creran gardener
I imagined I could bring home something of the sky
SIGHTLINES, Kathleen Jamie: St Kilda [Are ever-constant in your changefulness]: St Kilda [Let the anchor go]: St Kilda [that’s entertainment]: St Kilda [is our island told in books?]: The quotes … Continue reading I imagined I could bring home something of the sky
Venturing on the Voe
This short film is about the island of Linga [Linga Isle], Shetland. Linga is currently up for sale. Venturing on the Voe: To play this short film please click here … Continue reading Venturing on the Voe