Mingary Castle under Scaffold
This picture of Mingary Castle, the seat of the MacIains for three centuries and finally abandoned in 1838, shows it today, with restoration work well under way. Many people didn’t believe the scaffolding would...
Monthly Archive: May 2014
Photo of the Week
This picture was taken from one of West Ardnamurchan’s abandoned villages, Plocaig, and looks northeastwards to a headland called Carraig, a Gaelic word which, in this context, probably means headland or cliff. In the...
The MacIain Shop
ADELPHI DISTILLERY, Ardnamurchan Founded in 1826, the Adelphi Distillery is now Scotland’s most acclaimed independent bottler of single casks of rare malt whisky. In 1993, The great-grandson of Archibald Walker, Jamie, revived the Adelphi...
The Battle of Creag an Airgid
The hill called Creag an Airgid, Silver Hill, on the road between Kilchoan and Sanna, was the site of a battle in 1518 which saw the beginning of the end of the power...
Visiting Ardnamurchan
The Ardnamurchan Tourist Association’s website at http://www.ardnamurchan.com provides all the information you will need for an enjoyable visit to the peninsula and surrounding areas. The site provides information on where to stay, places to visit, eating out, and...
