Books
The Growing Season, by Helen Sedgwick by Liz Treacher, Author As this is my first book review for the Kyle Chronicle, I wanted to feature a book by a local author. Helen Sedgwick lives near Tain, and when she’s not writing she’s busy in the garden, growing vegetables.
Heritage
The true story behind the Rosehall bridge’s byname By Anna MacRae MacDonald The Minister’s Bridge is a beautiful single-track stone bridge over a deep, rocky ravine at Allt Mhor ('big burn') in a remote area between the Sutherland villages of Rosehall and Lairg. The source of
Place-names
Gaelic, Norse, Brittonic? A look into the history and origins of placenames around our area. Viking names around the Kyle of Sutherland
Crofting & Farming
by Russell Smith To welcome the first edition of the Kyle Chronicle, I thought we should celebrate our lovely landscape and look at why it has the attractive patchwork of fields, woodland, buildings, rough grazing and hills so beloved by tourists. The photo shows the crofting area of Airdens looking
Films
Release date: 2019 | Country: UK - France - Belgium | Running time: 101 min |Genre(s): Drama |Director: Ken Loach |Starring: Debbie Honeywood, Kris Hitchen, Rhys Stone |BBFC 15 By Jack Weir Ken Loach’s latest tour de force is a tragic critique on “zero-hour” contracts and their devastating effects on
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