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Tiree Machair

In Tiree, you are never far from a beach and the beautiful machair – the meadows typical for the Hebridean islands. A fertile, low-lying grass filled with wildflowers. On this day I was doing a little loop around the island, exploring all the cor...

Scarinish

Scarinish is a bit like the little hub in Tiree. The Co-op, the post office, a coffee shop, a hotel and the museum are all around the harbour. Little food library formerly known as a phone box. Old meets new Scarinish Harbour View over Scarinish. Tiree...

Balemartin

Another day, another walk on the beach. In Tiree, I was always walking on a beach. And we had quite a few stunning days! Balemartin I ate lunch at the Farmhouse Café in Balemartin and walked along the coast and beach. There is a flock of highland cows...

Kirkapol

An Turas When you arrive by ferry in the Isle of Tiree you will see this art installation near the ferry port. An Turas is in, and of, the landscape and the place … it is that which gives it its meaning. (Visit Tiree) An Turas is a collaboration ...

Arriving in Tiree

Goodbye, mainland Scotland, and hello to the Isle of Tiree! Tiree is the most westerly island of the Inner Hebrides and is also known as the Sunshine Island. It is s mostly low-lying, with wide open skies and sea views in all directions. There are just...

Nether Largie South Cairn

The oldest burial monument in Kilmartin Glens prehistoric linear cemetery is a short walk from the Temple Wood Stone Circle. It was built over 5000 years ago. The original chamber at its centre was divided into four compartments and probably held numer...

Kilmartin Glen

In between the islands, I spent a few days on the Scottish mainland in Argyll & Bute. My house was along a canal, and I enjoyed hours just watching boats go by. And do little excursions in the area. The Kingdom of Dál Riata (Dalriada) occupied mos...

Isle of Staffa

My boat trip to the Isle of Staffa was planned while still on Mull but had to be postponed due to weather. So a few days later I drove back to Oban, boarded the ferry to Mull, then got on a bus and 1h later was ready for my boat trip to the Isle of [&#...

Duart Castle

Duart Castle – I had seen this castle about 5 or 6 times now from the ferry. So it was about time to visit. Duart Castle looks over the channel between the Scottish Mainland and the Isle of Mull. The Castle was completely refurbished around the o...