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Invercharron Sheepdog Trials in times past

Invercharron Sheepdog Trials in times past

W.A.M. MacKenzie gives a colourful account of the Trials in the 1950s. This event is still being held at Invercharron Farm as part of the Scottish National Sheep Dog Trials. By W.A.M. MacKenzie In order to live up to its full title, Creich and Kincardine Sheepdog

How the Airdens crofters fought for fairer rents

How the Airdens crofters fought for fairer rents

By Malcolm Bangor-Jones In 1893 the Airdens crofters waged their own land war. They withheld their rents and on several occasions forcibly prevented sheriff officers from serving legal papers. Prosecutions followed riotous proceedings and four crofters - subsequently known as the Airdens Martyrs - served short prison sentences. The term

A gripping read for the dark winter nights

A gripping read for the dark winter nights

The Growing Season, by Helen Sedgwick by Liz Treacher, Author As this is my first book review for the Kyle Chronicle, I wanted to feature a book by a local author. Helen Sedgwick lives near Tain, and when she’s not writing she’s busy in the garden, growing vegetables.

The Minister's Bridge

The Minister's Bridge

The true story behind the Rosehall bridge’s byname By Anna MacRae MacDonald The Minister’s Bridge is a beautiful single-track stone bridge over a deep, rocky ravine at Allt Mhor ('big burn') in a remote area between the Sutherland villages of Rosehall and Lairg. The source of

Crofting in the  21st Century

Crofting in the  21st Century

by Russell Smith To welcome the first edition of the Kyle Chronicle, I thought we should celebrate our lovely landscape and look at why it has the attractive patchwork of fields, woodland, buildings, rough grazing and hills so beloved by tourists. The photo shows the crofting area of Airdens looking

Sorry we missed you

Sorry we missed you

Release date: 2019 | Country: UK - France - Belgium | Running time: 101 min |Genre(s): Drama |Director: Ken Loach |Starring: Debbie Honeywood, Kris Hitchen, Rhys Stone |BBFC 15  By Jack Weir Ken Loach’s latest tour de force is a tragic critique on “zero-hour” contracts and their devastating effects on