by jacqui | Feb 23, 2020 | About us and our pets
This is the biggest house in an abandoned village Glendrian, where one of my neighbours, the late Angus Henderson was the last one to be born. Angus was a seaman, and while not sailing he used to live in Kilchoan in a cottage called Castle View. Why? because it had a... by jacqui | Feb 16, 2020 | Ideas for your holiday
Nobody knows when people settled in Glendrian, but we definitely know when it was abandoned, – in 1941. A walk to Glendrian takes about 2 hours (4 miles and a half from Kilchoan), and it’s a beautiful place for a lunch, if you take some tea and sandwiches... by jacqui | Feb 9, 2020 | Ideas for your holiday, Local events
Sanna is not only famous for it’s beautiful bay, but it’s also known as a village, where legendary historian, photographer and author Mary Ethel Muir Donaldson built her house. Colleagues knew her as M.E.M.D., and Western Highland friends called her... by jacqui | Feb 2, 2020 | Ideas for your holiday
Do you know that Robert Louis Stevenson’s family is an eternal source of light in Scotland? Robert Louis Stevenson is the internationally famous author of the “Treasure Island” novel, and he is a triple nephew of lighthouse engineer. Three of his...