Iona
  • History

Looking for the Rock of the Dead

April 15, 2018
How much history is held in a place-name? Quite a lot, if this story attached to a rock on …
  • History

Glen Lonan: ‘The Road of the Kings’

March 24, 2014
What links this quiet glen in Argyll with the sacred island of Iona? The answer lies in the passing …
  • History

Iona: an island beyond words

January 16, 2014
Recently featured in Neil Oliver's series 'The Sacred Wonders of Britain', the island of Iona has a deep sense of …
  • Wildlife & Nature

Thrift: coastal jewels

April 19, 2013
This radiant little coastal dweller starts flowering in April, and continues right through the summer.
  • Carved crosses , History

Maclean’s Cross, Iona

May 11, 2012
Pilgrims and travellers to the sacred island of Iona would have stopped to pray beside this beautiful 'wayside cross' that …
  • Churches, abbeys and chapels , History

Iona’s timeless haven

February 09, 2012
Not more ruins! But look how beautiful… Iona's 13th century nunnery will enchant you with its architecture, its setting …
  • Geology

Staffa: Pillars of creation

October 16, 2011
This tiny island off the west coast of Mull looks like the setting for the latest Titan-themed Hollywood movie...
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