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.
The titles and text snippets give a taste of each entry with direct links to the main blog entry on the host website.
We hope you will find time to explore the full articles and further information on the host blog sites.
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Last Update: Monday, February 18, 2019 - 08:00
2019 has seen a rocket going beyond Pluto and sending back images of Ultima Thule (below). 1934 was the year when the German scientist, Gerhart Zucker, tried to send mail from Scarp to North Harris (...
Ulva is recruiting … for residents with aptitude and skills. Read the report in The Press and Journal to see whether you would fit in. The island once had 800 residents and so it's accustomed to...
Getting around the islands in the Orkney group and undertaking financial work for the Royal Bank of Scotland has demanded making some 11,000 flights over the years. Read about Anne Rendall's...
Linda Geddes writes in the New Scientist, 'In Shetland, doctors are handing out some unconventional prescriptions. Along with regular therapies, people with a range of physical and mental ills are...
The sea cliffs of St Kilda are high and some sections of those on Soay (above) have probably never been climbed. This photograph was taken by Adrian Warren, who died in 2011. Last year a man of 87...
The Isle of Raasay Distillery is hosting a rather special Burns Night Supper at 19.30 on Friday 25 January in their atmospheric Gathering Room. Tickets are £25 and there is much on offer. Take a look...
Here's a new year opportunity - a seven double-bedroom property standing on its own peninsula in the busy village of Leverburgh, where the Sound of Harris ferry departs, suitable for self-catering,...
There are 82 inhabited off-shore British isles in the UK, with the majority of them in Scotland. A BBC item provides interesting insights.Scottish Islands Explorer - looks around many of themDigital...
Divers working for Scottish Natural Heritage have reported that marine life around St Kilda is 'in good condition'. News of this kind is welcomed at a time when the media appears to relish the...
Fidra Lighthouse in the Firth of Forth, photographed by Douglas Law, is a fitting symbol for the end of the year when we reflect and recall. It features in the BBC Your Pictures of Scotland, where...
