The Invercharron Gathering and the unique Kenny's Games
Third part of the History of Highland Games in and around the Kyle of Sutherland area written by Alasdair MacDonald.
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Heritage
The Invercharron Gathering and the unique Kenny's Games
Third part of the History of Highland Games in and around the Kyle of Sutherland area written by Alasdair MacDonald.
A New England lumberjacks' 'invasion'
History of farming in Ardgay
Victorian-era Highland Games
The day the flood swept away the first Bonar Bridge
An 80th Anniversary reflection
History of the Highland Games
Nature
Place-names
The hill, the hero and his dog
Gaelic, Norse, Brittonic? A look into the history
and origins of place names in and around our area
Carn Bhren, also Carn Bhrain, or Carn Breathainn as recorded by W J Watson in 1904, is a 635-metre (2,085 ft) summit in Ardgay. Its name most likely means ‘cairn
Stones
Fairies and malicious spirits
Faces and facial features
Croick, Croich and antlers
Out-of-place names
River pools
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