“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 […]
The eagle, the Fraser child, and the tragedy that never was Read More »
This Irishman based in Culrain was one of the most successful dog handlers in Scotland and quite a character. Born in Donegal in 1929,
Dog handler and legend Pat MacGettigan Read More »
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
Invercharron Sheepdog Trials in times past Read More »
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
How the Airdens crofters fought for fairer rents Read More »
A look into the history and origins of placenames around our area The letter yogh (ȝogh) in Older Scots derived from the letter g, and
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.
The minister’s bridge Read More »
A victorian global celebrity, Mary Caroline Blair (née Michell), Duchess of Sutherland, had a life worthy of a period drama.
The scandalous life of Mary Caroline, ‘Duchess Blair’ Read More »
Originally regarded as temporary, it is over 100 years old. The hall has been linked to education and worship throughout most part of the 20th century.
Tin Tabernacles: Croick Mission Hall Read More »
Old placenames of the Kyle of Sutherland. Gaelic, Norse, Brittonic? A look into the history and origins of placenames around our area.