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Histories and Eras

The tales that have been passed down many generations to land in our very own hands. We would like to share these stories that shape and mould many of the most iconic landmarks in the west coast.

Eilean Donan Castle - Colin Nutt

Histories and Eras

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Concorde

The story of Oban and Concorde

Domhnall Dubh

His attempt at re-instating the Lordship of the Isles from Islay

Duncan Macpherson's Highland legacy

The Pharmacist Photographer that documented Highland life

Echoes of Tragedy

The sad loss of life

Eilean nam Ban

According to a peculiar legend in Iona, St Columba is said to have banished all female creatures on the island

Exotic animals at Mount Stuart

Beavers, porcupines and wallabies were introduced here in the late nineteenth century

Island droving

A background and personal anecdote about the transfer of livestock between islands and the mainland

Johnny Noble, the founder of Loch Fyne Oysters

From Banker to Oyster Farmer

Leaving Arran for war and heaven

A personal story from a family on the Isle of Arran...

Living near Loch Fyne

An eyewitness describes an unexpected consequence of living by the loch