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Scalpay shipwreck

Not much info on this shipwreck, but it was photographed in the channel of Bagh Ceann na Muice, on the … More

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North Third Reservoir

Overshadowed by a rough, rocky escarpment, North Third Reservoir is a real hidden gem, a diamond in the rough. Boasting … More

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Calum’s Path, Raasay

At the northern end of the island of Raasay one man famously built a road. After campaigning for years for … More

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Inchcolm Island Tunnel

While the island of Inchcolm, in the Firth of Forth, is perhaps best known for its ancient abbey, it is … More

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Walking on Water to Vallay

The tiny tidal island of Vallay lies just off the coast of North Uist, in the Outer Hebrides. Abandoned by … More

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Drive the Golden Road

The Golden Road is 21-miles of snaking single track asphalt winding its way up (or down, dependent on which way … More

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Scalpay’s Historic Lighthouse

The Eilean Glas Lighthouse on the Hebridean island of Scalpay was one of the first four beacons to be erected … More

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Preston Island

While islands abound on Scotland’s west coast, they are few and far between on the eastern seaboard and the majority … More

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The Journey Begins…

Welcome to Scotland… Not to the Scotland of glossy tourist brochures, airbrushed landscape photographs, coach parties, visitor centres and woollen … More

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