Horses
Gaelic, Norse, Brittonic? A look into the history and origins of placenames around our area Toponyms from the various names for horse are very common, …
Heritage
The thunder did roll
300,000 to 1. Those are the odds of being struck by lightning in the UK. The chances of being fatally struck are speculated to be …
Food rationing & bananas
Has our relationship to food changed during the coronavirus crisis? Stockpiling, shortages, local sourcing, and self-sufficiency are now on everyone’s lips. William Mackenzie shares his …
The Fairy Trinkets of Invernauld
Legend of a young man, his family and a gift from the fairies Many years ago, a young couple who lived in a cottage near …
I wish I had asked my granny!
I wonder how many of the Kyle Chronicle readers have said that, I know I have. I had been asked to deliver a presentation to …
The eagle, the Fraser child, and the tragedy that never was
“I hope you will forgive a stranger intruding on your sorrow, which must be so deep, but the story was so heart-rending I could not …
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Dog handler and legend Pat MacGettigan
This Irishman based in Culrain was one of the most successful dog handlers in Scotland and quite a character. Born in Donegal in 1929, …
Invercharron Sheepdog Trials in times past
W.A.M. Mackenzie gives a colourful account of the Trials in the 1950s. This event is still being held at Invercharron Farm as part of the …
How the Airdens crofters fought for fairer rents
In 1893 the Airdens crofters waged their own land war. They withheld their rents and on several occasions forcibly prevented sheriff officers from serving legal …
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The minister’s bridge
The true story behind the Rosehall bridge’s byname. The Minister’s Bridge is a beautiful single-track stone bridge over a deep, rocky ravine at Allt Mhor.