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...
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...
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...
We lived in Tobermory for several years, and now our son and grandson live in the town, that’s why I know Tobermory well enough to recommend it as a place to visit for many reasons. Tobermory is the most populated town on the Isle of Mull, with about 1000...
I am Jules from France and I was a cooper working in Alloa all of last year. I am now staying and helping John and Jacqui at the Steading. Being so interested in whisky John and I went to have a tour at the new local distillery just up the road.
This is an blog entry from our Austrian friend Isabel, who stayed with us last month. She can’t wait to come back to the Highlands and make Kilchoan her base. “Last Wednesday, the weather was completely amazing (Indian summer – about 20...
