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Summer Solstice at the Gearrchoille

14/06/2024 / Leave a Comment / By Betty Wright

Join the celebrations of the community wood’s 20th anniversary on Friday 21st June. There will be something for everyone: moth ID, pond dipping, guided walks, […]

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Heritage

Seers and “second sight”

A seer and a person with second sight have different skills. A seer is able to control the visions, while for a person with second sight, these can come to them unexpectedly and unbidden.

KoS Development Trust

Place Planning 

In July KoSDT commissioned Oberlanders Architects to assist with the development of a Local Place Plan (LPP) for the Kyle of Sutherland

Books

Sing Sing

Colman Domingo shines in Sing Sing as Divine G, a man imprisoned at Sing Sing for a crime he didn’t commit. Review by Jack Weir

Wildlife & Nature

Heather

As summer starts to retreat into autumn, the hills and woods of the Highlands put on a spectacular show of mauves and purple. The heather

Old Placenames

Townships

Gaelic, Norse, Brittonic? A look into the history  and origins of place names in and around our area. Names related to the Gaelic 'Baile'