Old Placenames
Fairies and malicious spirits
Gaelic, Norse, Brittonic? A look into the history
and origins of place names in and around our area. Names related to fairies
Local News
Duncan MacLeod from bonar bridge,
winner of the Traditional Gold Medal
Duncan’s journey to winning the Men’s Traditional Gold Medal at the Royal National Mòd (Read this article in Gaelic) Although Duncan’s maternal grandfather and paternal [...]
Books
A heart full of headstones review
John Rebus is right at the heart of the book, though it’s an older, slower, inhaler sucking Rebus this time round. By Catherine Williams
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
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 [...]
