Blog Entries from Scottish Islands Explorer
Blogs (web logs) and blogspots provide a unique insight into Highland life and nature in Lochaber and The West Highlands.
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Last Update: Saturday, December 15, 2018 - 08:00
Crofters' Old Ways are Caught on Camera this coming Wednesday (28 November) on BBC Alba. First take a look at the article by Jan Patience in yesterday's edition of The Times. There's a treat in store...
Bressay Lighthouse stands secure while a little below the surface of the Sound, there is turbulence in the waters as humpback whales appear to frolic. See them in action through the Shetland Times....
The islands of Faray, Holm of Faray and Red Holm, recently on the market for £200k, are to be purchased by Orkney Islands Council. Read about this proposal featured in The Orcadian.Scottish Islands...
Luing, one of the Argyll islands, is home to 163 residents who were in danger of losing their only post office and shop. New owners have been found and The Press and Journal has the story. The photo...
Samples, possibly containing remarkable evidence, have been taken from a 60-million-year-old meteorite site on Skye. The incident shows how casual interest can harm vital research. See the BBC...
Old rectories and manses have often been selected for modernisation as they were originally built in substantial styles. Why not consider the Orkney island of Sanday for acquiring a freehold property...
The residents of Canna are not on the national grid for electricity supplies and have had to rely on diesel generators. Now their power comes indirectly from the Atlantic winds via turbines, similar...
Oil and Gas UK has announced a new find in the northern part of the North Sea. It is estimated to be the source of between 15 - 50 million barrels and is situated in the Viking Graben Fields. Look...
From now until Friday 7 December 2018, there is a 30% discount available on the photographs, books and prints of Beka Globe, of the Mission House Studio, Finsbay, Isle of Harris. Browse her work and...
Here's a CalMac ferry close to the Coll quay. Docking will be unavailable for car-ferries for a four-week period both here and at Tiree while new facilities are installed. See The Press and Journal....
