News
Carbisdale Castle owner Samantha Kane talks about her plans for this important landmark. Over the last six months, a substantial amount of work has been undertaken to restore it to its original grandeur and she is now recruiting for staff in various positions. By Silvia Muras A successful barrister and
Place-names
Gaelic, Norse, Brittonic? A look into the history and origins of place names in and around our area By Silvia Muras The origins of the name of Creich parish are unclear. The fortress at Dun Creich was a notable place in Caledonian-Pictish times. The first church – the only one in
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Films
Release date (UK): 2023 | Country: USA | Running time: 111 min | Genres: Drama Thriller | Director: Paul Schrader | Writer: Paul Schrader | Starring: Joel Edgerton, Sigourney Weaver. | BBFC 15 By Jack Weir Master Gardener stars Joel Edgerton as Narvel Roth, a methodical horticulturalist who is forced to face his troubling past when he
Books
Nightwalking, by John Lewis-Stempel By Liz Treacher, Author IT feels a bit strange reviewing a book about nightwalking when the days are getting longer and the nights are getting lighter, but I was captivated by Nightwalking by nature writer John Lewis-Stempel and wanted to tell you about it. Nightwalking (Transworld,
Heritage
Uisdean Vass recounts how he started learning Gaelic. Growing up in Rosehall in the 1960s and 70s there was very little formal teaching, but Uisdean’s mum and dad –like many others whose parents had been fluent speakers– often used Gaelic idiom and words. By Uisdean Vass I was brought
Nature
Cherry Alexander tells us about the recent Lichen Safari in Ledmore & Migdale Woods. These complex organisms are made up of a fungus and one or more algae living together. By Cherry Alexander The first Lichen Safari was rained off and although the Easter Ross Ranger, Marcia Rae from High
Crofting & Farming
As the seasons change, so does the activity of the croft. Crofting is a vital part of the food chain, and when we look closely at sheep production, crofting is key to the supply of sheep, lambs and wool. And a vital part of sheep production is lambing. It is
Heritage
There are almost no traces left of Invershin Castle, which once stood in a strategic spot on the banks of the Kyle of Sutherland. It was built by Hugh de Moravia in the 12th century. A branch of this family, the forebears of the Sutherlands, settled at Dunrobin. By Silvia
Heritage
On the shores of the Dornoch Firth lies Balblair Distillery, one of the oldest in Scotland. Across the Firth in Creich, Baddaroch Distillery was founded in 1823 operating for only a decade. They had to face competition from an astonishing number of illegal distilleries, particularly in Strathoykel and Strathcarron, always
Place-names
Gaelic, Norse, Brittonic? A look into the history and origins of place names in and around our area Some place names of Norse (Viking) origin are named for a person, and in Iceland such places are often named for the first settler. In the Highlands, it would have been the
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