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Medieval Invershin

Medieval Invershin

There are almost no traces left of Invershin Castle, which once stood in a strategic spot on the banks of the Kyle of Sutherland. It was built by Hugh de Moravia in the 12th century. A branch of this family, the forebears of the Sutherlands, settled at Dunrobin.  By Silvia

History of the whisky distilleries in the area

History of the whisky distilleries in the area

On the shores of the Dornoch Firth lies Balblair Distillery, one of the oldest in Scotland. Across the Firth in Creich, Baddaroch Distillery was founded in 1823 operating for only a decade. They had to face competition from an astonishing number of illegal distilleries, particularly in Strathoykel and Strathcarron, always

The land of the Norse settlers

The land of the Norse settlers

Gaelic, Norse, Brittonic? A look into the history  and origins of place names in and around our area Some place names of Norse (Viking) origin are named for a person, and in Iceland such places are often named for the first settler. In the Highlands, it would have been the

Kyle Chronicle #14

Kyle Chronicle #14

Broker

Broker

Release date (UK): 2023 | Country: South Korea | Running time: 129 min | Genres: Comedy Drama Crime | Director: Kore-eda Hirokazu | Writer: Kore-eda Hirokazu | Starring: Song Kang-ho, Gang Dong-won, Bae Doona | BBFC 12 By Jack Weir Hirokazu Kore-Eda’s latest film follows an unconventional chosen family on a heart-warming odyssey to find an

Small book, big story

Small book, big story

Small Things Like These, by Claire Keegan by Liz Treacher, Author If you enjoy books that plunge you into a different time and place, then look no further than Small Things Like These (Faber, 2021) by Claire Keegan. Shortlisted for the 2022 Booker Prize, the novella charts an incident in

Climate emergency

Climate emergency

The first book that Greta Thunberg wrote was pocket sized. It consisted of speeches she gave aged 15 & 16. Her latest, The Climate Book, is 400+ pages of essays from experts across the spectrum of climate science, meteorology, energy and food production interspersed with her own essays. The main