Another MacIain Grave-slab?
We already knew of two fine grave-slabs in St Comghan’s churchyard in Kilchoan, both almost certainly of MacIain origin and possibly taken from the abbey at Iona. Now, members of Ardnamurchan Community Archaeology have...
Monthly Archive: September 2014
Last Stronghold of the MacIains
It looks beautiful in the sunshine but it’s very different in winter! It was to this remote and rugged stretch of the north Ardnamurchan coastline that the remnants of Clan MacIain fled early in...
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...
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...
