Heritage
History of the Highland Games
Alasdair MacDonald, Historian for the Royal Scottish Highland Games Association, explores the rich history of Highland Games in and around the Kyle of Sutherland area. [...]
Local News
Donnchadh MacLeòid à Drochaid a’ Bhanna,
buannaiche Bonn Òir an Traidiseanta
Ghlèidh Donnachadh MacLeòid à Drochaid a’ Bhanna Bonn Òir an t-Seann Nòis aig a’Mhòd Nàiseanta Rìoghail am-bliadhna ann an Loch Abar.
Wildlife & Nature
Plant galls
You might have noticed strange, bulbous growths on oak leaves or rose stems. These curious structures, called galls, are nature’s hidden laboratories — formed when [...]
Opinion
Who benefits from the
resources of a place?
Resistance to renewables will continue to grow unless the communities hosting these projects can retain a fair share of value. By Tom Wills
Heritage
Dornoch Firth (South) Coastal Survey Report is now out
Recording coastal archaeology and heritage for SCAPE Trust In March and April 2025 SCAPE headed out to the Dornoch Firth, Sutherland, recording coastal archaeology and [...]
Invershin was not part of the Sutherland Estate: it was part of the Skelbo Estate owned by the Sutherlands of Duffus – hence Duffus Castle. The Skelbo Estate was claimed by the Earl of Sutherland after Lord Duffus took part in the ’15 Rebellion but, owing to the vast debts secured against the lands, was sequestrated. It became part of the Sutherland estate in the 1780s.