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  • January 13, 2015
    About the Isle of Tiree Low-lying Tiree (pronounced tye-ree; from the Gaelic tiriodh, meaning ‘land of corn’) is a fertile…
  • January 12, 2015
    A short boat trip away from Ballycastle harbour is Rathlin Island, said in legend to have been dropped into the…
  • January 12, 2015
    The Knoydart Peninsula is the only sizeable area in Britain that remains inaccessible to the motor car, cut off by…
  • January 11, 2015
    The seaside village of Ardmore stands on a promontory known mainly for its association with St Declan, the 5th century…
  • January 11, 2015
    Jura lies off the coast of Argyll, long, dark and low like a vast Viking longship, its billowing sail the…
  • November 6, 2014
    Rassay is the rugged, 10-mile-long island that has off Skye’s east coast. There are several good walks here, including one…
  • November 6, 2014
    The town of the ‘ford of the kings’ is an old walled settlement that once lay at the intersection of…
  • October 29, 2014
    Shetland’s most impressive archaeological attraction. This large settlement, with buildings from Prehistory through Norse times to the 16th century, was…
  • October 29, 2014
    The village of Myshall, with Mount Leinster and the Blackstairs range towering above it, contains a surprise - a church…
  • October 17, 2014
    Please come and see our superb "destination wedding" packages and "honeymoon" offers at the Hyatt Hotel this Sunday 19th October…