Heritage

An unidentified object thought to have been a Russian Sputnik satellite was found on the hillside near Ardgay in 1962 by a shepherd named Donald Mackenzie. By Dr David Clarke Picture the scene: A shepherd visiting a remote area stumbles upon strange wreckage strewn across the ground which could be

Back in the 1940s and 50s, the hoeing of the turnip, a time-consuming and back breaking task was made into a competition, alternating each year between The Poplars and Invercharron farms. W. A. M. MacKenzie shares his memories of this event. By W.A.M. MacKenzie Casting my mind

An overview of the history of the forestry industry in the Kyle of Sutherland. By Norman Davidson

Legend of a young man, his family and a gift from the fairies By David Watson Many years ago, a young couple who lived in a cottage near Invernauld Brae were expecting the birth of their first child. They awaited the day excitedly. The future father was very attentive towards

Has our relationship to food changed during the coronavirus crisis? Stockpiling, shortages, local sourcing, and self-sufficiency are now on everyone’s lips. William Mackenzie shares his memories of the time when almost all common foods had been placed under rationing. By W.A.M. MacKenzie Some eighty years ago

300,000 to 1. Those are the odds of being struck by lightening in the UK. 
The chances of being fatally struck are speculated to be around 1 in a million. 
 by Anna MacRae MacDonald In the late spring of 1895, parts of the Highlands were experiencing hot and humid