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.

Sutherland Sessions: Trad Club of the Year 2019

Sutherland Sessions: Trad Club of the Year 2019

The group is bringing first-class musicians to local venues across Sutherland and has recently received the "Club of the Year 2019" at the MG ALBA Scots Trad Music Awards. We met with the Sutherland Sessions committee on a stormy February afternoon at Invershin pub. The photo shoot

Dog handler and legend Pat MacGettigan

Dog handler and legend Pat MacGettigan

This Irishman based in Culrain was one of the most successful dog handlers in Scotland and quite a character. Born in Donegal in 1929, he came to the Highlands as a teenager to work in Hydro Electric schemes such as the 5-mile tunnel in Lairg. He began to work

Kyle Chronicle #2

Kyle Chronicle #2

The letter Yogh

The letter Yogh

The letter yogh (ȝogh) in Older Scots derived from the letter g, and sounded like a y. In Middle Scots the handwritten character became confused with a cursive z. The early Scots printers often used z when yogh was not available and, as a result, some words have a z

The scandalous life of Mary Caroline, Duchess Blair

The scandalous life of Mary Caroline, Duchess Blair

“She would not give her stepson the time of the day.” A victorian global celebrity, Mary Caroline Blair (née Michell), Duchess of Sutherland, had a life worthy of a period drama.

Tin Tabernacles: Croick Mission Hall

Tin Tabernacles: Croick Mission Hall

Originally regarded as temporary, it is over 100 years old. The hall has been linked to education and worship throughout most part of the 20th century.

Place-names: Spinningdale

Place-names: Spinningdale

Gaelic, Norse, Brittonic? A look into the history and origins of placenames around our area. Viking names around the Kyle of Sutherland