The Isle of Skye is a great place to visit - and with a car you can do a great loop around the island taking in all the amazing scenery and learning about its celtic heritage. Kyleakin, Isle of Skye The tour starts in Kyleakin at the southeastern corner of the island, which is accessed by coming over the Bridge from the Kyle of Lochalsh and Eilean Donan Castle beyond. Once over the bridge, turn to the left. There is a ruined castle in Kyleakin (you can see it from the bridge), called Castle Moil, and you can walk out to it. Kyleakin in Gaelic is Caol Acain – the Straights of Haakon … [Read more...] about A Tour Around The Isle of Skye
Islands
Gearrannan Black House Village Isle of Lewis
Gearrannan is a black-house village on Lewis in the Outer Hebrides. It's a great experience to visit this place and step back in time to see how life was in a typical crofting township of the last century. Nowadays the Black House village consists mainly of self catering cottages but there is a nice wee museum where you can usually find the friendly man below on his weaving machine making the famous Harris Tweed. He's also happy to start it up for you to give you a demonstration. The weaving and cloth making in the Outer Hebrides has a long and interesting history. You can find Gearrannan on … [Read more...] about Gearrannan Black House Village Isle of Lewis
St. Clements Church Isle of Harris
MacLeod clan chiefs of Dunvegan and Harris built the beautiful St Clement's church as their burial place in about 1520. Although many of their tombstones survive, the exact location of the MacLeod graves is uncertain. St. Clement's fell into ruin after the Protestant Reformation of 1560. It was rebuilt just over two centuries later by Captain Alexander MacLeod, but within three years substantial repairs were required after the church was damaged by fire. In 1873 the building was restored by the Countess of Dunmore. St Clements Church can be found in Rodel, at the southernmost tip of the … [Read more...] about St. Clements Church Isle of Harris
Lewis and Harris named Top Islands in Europe
The Isles of Lewis and Harris in the Outer Hebrides have been named top islands in Europe and appear in the world top five according to a readers poll on the Trip Advisor website. Two other Scottish islands - Isle of Mull and Orkney - also feature in the European islands top ten. Orkney comes in at no four in the list with the Isle of Mull at no nine. The Scotsman writes: James Kay, a TripAdvisor spokesman explained that the islands awards, now in their second year, are based on the quality and quantity of highly-rated hotels, restaurants, and attractions listed for each island and … [Read more...] about Lewis and Harris named Top Islands in Europe
Recent Comments