BOOKS
The Scot who stole the secrets of tea from China
One of my favourite figures from history is Robert Fortune, the plucky Scot who, disguised as a Chinaman and under pain of death if he...
A fascinating look at the castles of Lewis and beyond
Peter Cunningham casts an eye over the pivotal moments, people and places that moulded the islandās history in The Castles of the Lews. He uses...
The essential guide to the Outer Hebrides
We really are paging the oracle on north-west Outer Hebridean life here. Frank Rennie, professor of Sustainable Rural Development who lives in South Galson and...
Discover the stunning islands of adventure
Treasured Islandsā blurb says that there are 6,000 islands around the coast of the British Isles, and that only 194 of them are inhabited ā...
