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Tuesday, December 02, 2008

Splendid isolation on the heights of Ailsa Craig.

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From the Castle, Tony Gavin and myself perspired on our way up a steep bank of bluebells towards the summit of Ailsa Craig. We caught our br...
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Sunday, November 30, 2008

The ancient keep of Ailsa

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From the lighthouse, we made our way up to the ancient keep of Ailsa Craig castle. It was built in the late 14th century and granted to the ...
Saturday, November 29, 2008

The siren calls of Ailsa.

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Emerging from the shade of Bare Stack we passed the north fog horn of Ailsa Craig. The north and south sirens were built at the same time as...
Friday, November 28, 2008

The lost puffins and last sea eagle of Ailsa Craig

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As we continued round Ailsa Craig from the main gannet colonies, we came across some places where banks of grass grew on great heaps of rock...
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Thursday, November 27, 2008

The Gannets of Ailsa Craig

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As we rounded Stranny Point at the SW corner of Ailsa Craig we were struck by two things. The first was the wonderful quality of the light a...
Wednesday, November 12, 2008

The missing mermaids of the water cave, Ailsa Craig

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Immediately to the west of Stranny Point on Ailsa Craig lies the beautiful Water Cave, with its pillared entrance at sea level. It is someti...
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Tuesday, November 11, 2008

Ailsa Craig, Rev R Lawson,1888

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I found this little book recently. It is beautifully written and illustrated with line drawings. It describes the history, topography and na...
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