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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.

Interview with Inger and Ingerbjorg Smith

Interview with Inger and Ingerbjorg Smith

We met mother and daughter Inger & Ingerbjorg Smith at their art studio in Tain. They both draw their inspiration from local landscapes and wildlife. KYLE CHRONICLE: When and why you decided to become an artist?  Inger: I remember drawing when I was really young, maybe 5 years old. It

Kyle Chronicle #7

Kyle Chronicle #7

The archaeology of Loch Migdale

The archaeology of Loch Migdale

A Bronze Age treasure, an Iron Age crannog, a small henge, a hut circle, cairns... There is evidence of human habitation in the shores of Loch Migdale for more than 4,000 years. In May 1900, while placing explosives to blast a granite knoll to the west of Loch Migdale,

Birds

Birds

Gaelic, Norse, Brittonic? A look into the history  and origins of place names around our area The origin of the place name Gledfield has different explanations, all related to birds of prey. One is that it comes from the Gaelic leth’-chlamhaig, ‘half [strath] of the buzzard’ (William Watson). The

Wartime memories

Wartime memories

We reproduce here some poignant first person accounts on everyday life during wartime, most of them taken from Sara Horne’s Bonar Bridge booklets, printed in the year 2000. Angus Sutherland  “During the war Bonar was a centre for military personnel. There were 400 Canadian Forestry troops stationed at Invershin.

Pictish place names

Pictish place names

Gaelic, Norse, Brittonic? A look into the history and origins of place names around our area The consensus amongst scholars is that Pictish is a P-Celtic language related to Welsh, as opposed to Scottish Gaelic, which is a Q-Celtic language, although both come from an Early Celtic language. Pictish place

Kyle Chronicle #6

Kyle Chronicle #6