B895
The dead-end B895 is driveable from the port of Stornoway but gasps its last at the head of Garry Beach. Here, “the unofficial road to nowhere meets the officially titled … Continue reading B895
Tag: island
Eilean an Tighe
home where hearty fireplaces hold up walls that are not needed; where invisible windows invite the world in.
‘House island’
Loch Eilt is a freshwater loch in the West Highlands of Scotland, and separates the traditional districts of Morar, to the north, and Moidart, to the south. Loch Eilt [loch … Continue reading ‘House island’
‘This ungetatable place’
I recently read ‘Barnhill: a Novel’ by Norman Bissell. It is a partly fictional account of George Orwell’s last few years and his time on Jura. At Barnhill croft on … Continue reading ‘This ungetatable place’
offshore
A film-poem-song about the island of Inch (River Forth, Alloa). Alloa Inch [offshore]: To play this short film please click here or on the image above Credits: (1) Radio 4 … Continue reading offshore
Inishail
One of my first memories is of Inishail, an island of Loch Awe. To a deafening rifle salute the Duke of Argyll was sent out on a boat to be … Continue reading Inishail
Albyn’s Anthology
This film is about one of Scotland’s smallest islands: Eilean nam Faoileag, Loch Rannoch. Albyn’s Anthology: To play this short film please click here or on the image above This … Continue reading Albyn’s Anthology
I, Vow Yews
I,Vow is a small island in Loch Lomond containing the remains of a Castle, and several ruins . It is closely wooded and contains a number of Yew trees supposed … Continue reading I, Vow Yews