"The Eye of Horus" is an atmospheric World War Two thriller with settings that move from the Highlands of Scotland via ...

A New History" by Alistair Moffat is a beguiling book that succeeds beautifully in drawing its readers in and carrying them ...

"Redfalcon: Richard Hannay Returns" by Robert J. Harris is a entertaining and enjoyable read that I'd highly recommend to anyone looking for a fast moving old-fashioned adventure story. I use the ...

At Bracadale, on the west coast of the Isle of Skye, the main road north to Dunvegan skirts around the head of Loch Beag before climbing a hillside that gives increasingly good views west over Loch ...

South of Ayr the A719 takes a scenic coastal with some superb views out to the Isle of Arran and Ailsa Craig. A detour along a minor road takes you to the pretty village of Dunure and its ruined ...

Although this is the shortest crossing point to Skye, it can also be a daunting place because of the tidal flow funneling between Skye and the mainland. The 1878 Edition of the Royal Tourist Handbook ...

St Ninian's Cave stands at the rear of a collapse in part of the rocky headland at the north-western end of the stony beach at Physgill. The beach looks out over Port Castle Bay and is some three ...

Port Appin lies on the coast of Appin, just north of Loch Creran as it meets the sea. It looks directly across the strip of water called the Lynn of Lorn to the northern tip of the island of Lismore, ...

As you pass along the A858 in Western Lewis near the township of Shawbost (Siabost) watch out for a brown tourist sign pointing west towards a Norse Mill. From the small car park, a well made path ...

The road across the north end of the Trotternish Peninsula emerges on its west coast at the small settlement of Duntulm. Beyond the settlement a rocky promontory is the location of the fragmentary ...

In 2016 the MV Coruisk, the ferry mainly shown on this page, was controversially moved to support another of CalMac's services and replaced on this route. We will update this page as soon as possible.