History The Lewis Chessmen September 21, 2016 Over 800 years old and still full of character, these wonderful little pieces in the National Museum of Scotland will …
Photography Waves at Eoropie August 22, 2016 Waves sweeping in from the Atlantic at Eoropie (Eòrapaidh) on the Isle of Lewis. This is the last in my …
Photography Scottish islands: Lewis August 04, 2015 No apology required for re-visiting this astonishing place, for my post on the Isle of Lewis! Callanish takes you back to the …
History Looking at crannogs April 21, 2014 Those tiny little islands that dot so many Scottish lochs hold more history than you might imagine!
History , Megalithic sites Callanish: a ring to rule them all January 06, 2012 On a wind-scoured hillside in the west of Lewis, nothing prepares you for the stark magnificence of Callanish...
Geology Britain’s oldest rocks September 11, 2011 Lewisian gneiss is the oldest type of rock found in Britain, but there's plenty of it, especially in the Western …
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