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Core Paths in the Kyle of Sutherland area

Core Paths in the Kyle of Sutherland area

There are more than 40 core paths around our area. Core paths are designated to facilitate and promote the exercise of access rights under the Scottish Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2003. In this and next editions we will be exploring each one of our core paths. By Silvia Muras As

Islands

Islands

Gaelic, Norse, Brittonic? A look into the history  and origins of place names in and around our area By Silvia Muras Between Lubcroy and Allt Loch Craggie, in the river Oykel, we find Eilean Thomais, named after someone called Thomas. Downstream, Eilean Thùrnaig, ‘island of Turnaig’, perhaps from tuairneag, ‘a

Kyle Chronicle #19

Kyle Chronicle #19

Shearwater

Shearwater

By Dave Goulder Dark sickle against waves. Masked.  Stiff; a salt-swift cutting the wet air and turning on sharp wing points  you show white.  Turning and turning alternating light  and dark  in the changing sea-shape  of your own grey water-world.  I caught you once – in the night

Monster

Monster

Release date (UK): 2024 | Country: Japan | Running time: 127 min | Genres: Drama, Thriller | Director: Kore-eda Hirokazu | Starring: Sakura Andô, Eita Nagayama, Soya Kurokawa. | BBFC 12 By Jack Weir Hirokazu Kore-eda’s latest film is a tender portrait of the connection between two young boys told from a number

A Blast of Highland Life

A Blast of Highland Life

Blàs, Across the Machair by C C Hutton By Liz Treacher, Author C C Hutton / Ceitidh Hutton is an award-winning writer of Gaelic children’s picture books and writer of English women’s contemporary fiction with a dash of Gaelic, a large sprinkling of humour, and a wee drop

Pine martens around the Kyle

Pine martens around the Kyle

Secretive and rarely seen,  the European Pine Marten, (martes martes) is about the size of a cat. It can be ferocious, with sharp teeth and claws which help it to hunt birds and rodents. By Cherry Alexander Dark brown on their backs and with a distinctive yellow bib, this is