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Tuesday, November 14, 2006

"Over the sea to Skye"

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The Skye Bridge gives the words of the old song new meaning. It spans the tidal narrows of Kyle Akin and in 1995 replaced the Skye ferry tha...
Monday, November 13, 2006

Inshore Britain: first impression

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Inshore Britain provides nearly all the information you need to plan your paddle round the coast of mainland Britain but it is much more. It...
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Sunday, November 12, 2006

Canna population grow again?

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The rural idyll of Canna , which is one of the four "Small Isles" in the Inner Hebrides, is about to reverse a population decline....
Saturday, November 11, 2006

Unlocked island doors.

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For centuries the unlocked door has been a feature of the hospitality of remote Highland and Island communities. Perhaps it has grown from a...
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Friday, November 10, 2006

Eilean Donan castle

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A particular feature of Scottish sea kayaking is being able to paddle right up under the walls of many of the great castles which are dotted...
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Thursday, November 09, 2006

The bottlenose dolphins of Gigha and the Brownie of Cara

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Recent talk of community buyouts takes us south again to the islands of Gigha and Cara . They lie at the south end of the Sound of Jura of...
Wednesday, November 08, 2006

Hebridean roots and island community buyout.

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Benbecula South Uist Eriskay My daughters have ancestral roots in several places in the outer Hebrides including Solas and Greinetobht in No...
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