Author: Jon Haylett

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Quiet Beaches

October is often a beautiful month on Ardnamurchan, and this year’s didn’t disappoint – until a week ago, when a vicious gale drove in from the Atlantic and was followed by days of heavy...

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Standing Stone

The standing stone at Branault is one of two impressive othostats on Ardnamurchan, the other being at Camas nan Geall.  It’s 2.2 metres high, and was one of a pair, the other standing about a...

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An Intriguing Stone

This huge rock stands beside the road between Sanna and Kilchoan, in the shadow of the hill called Creag and Airgid, silver crag.  Intriguingly, its whole top is covered with small pieces of stone which,...

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A Viking House?

This broken line of rocks in a Portuairk bay may look like no more than the remains of an old wall, but it’s of some considerable interest to the local Ardnamurchan Community Archaeological group.  A...

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Reidh-dhail

Reidh-dhail is an intriguing place.  Lying to the west of Ormsaigbeg, miles from any human habitation, in summer it’s little more than a tangle of six-foot high bracken, but the plant’s presence is a sure sign...