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Silvia Muras

Highlands, Scotland

The Editor of KYLE CHRONICLE, with over two decades of experience in journalism, now living in the area, sharing stories, reporting, and giving a platform to the Kyle of Sutherland communities.

The northern tribes of Caledonia

The northern tribes of Caledonia

Gaelic, Norse, Brittonic? A look into the history  and origins of place names around our area Caledonia, historical area of north Britain beyond Roman control, was the land of the Caledonian tribes (which means ‘possessing hard feet’ according to Zimmer). Ptolemy of Alexandria mapped Caledonia in 120 AD, based on

Kyle Chronicle #10

Kyle Chronicle #10

Animals

Animals

Gaelic, Norse, Brittonic? A look into the history  and origins of place names around our area Craggan a’Chait, ‘the little rock of the cat’, is a child summit of Càrn Bàn. It stands 778m high overlooking Toll Lochan (from toll, ‘hole’), which is reputedly one of the more magnificent

Kyle Chronicle #9

Kyle Chronicle #9

The flamboyant Lady Meux

The flamboyant Lady Meux

Lady Valerie Meux was probably one of the most eccentric persons to have stayed in the area. She had a high phaeton pulled by zebras, a roller skating rink at home and collected almost 2,000 Egyptian artifacts. She and her husband Sir Henry Meux were tenants of Alladale in

When the landscape  has feelings

When the landscape  has feelings

Gaelic, Norse, Brittonic? A look into the history  and origins of place names around our area A stream falling into the Einig, a tributary of the Oykel, is called Abhainn Dubhach, the ‘sad or gloomy river’. Lamentation Hill in Culrain takes its name after Montrose’s defeat in 1650. A

Kyle Chronicle #8

Kyle Chronicle #8