History The Lewis Chessmen September 21, 2016 1108 Views 0 Comment 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 747 Views 0 Comment Waves sweeping in from the Atlantic at Eoropie (Eòrapaidh) on the Isle of Lewis. This is the last in my …
History Dun Carloway: strong and silent January 10, 2013 804 Views 0 Comment On the far north-western shores of the British Isles, this Iron Age broch stands guard over secrets that are lost …
History , Megalithic sites Callanish: a ring to rule them all January 06, 2012 2407 Views 24 Comments 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 1701 Views 2 Comments Lewisian gneiss is the oldest type of rock found in Britain, but there's plenty of it, especially in the Western …
