St Comghan’s from the Air
The wonders of modern technology have enabled a member of the Ardnamurchan Community Archaeology group to take some photographs and video of the MacIain’s church, St Comghan’s, from the air. Many thanks indeed to...
Author: Jon Haylett
Past Populations
This picture was taken from the common grazings at the back of the crofting township of Ormsaigbeg, looking southwest towards a low hill called Maol Buidhe, with the Sound of Mull beyond. At this...
Problems at St Comghan’s
St Comghan’s, the 12th/13th century church at which the Clan MacIain used to worship – see history of the church here – is showing further signs of deterioration. Closed in 1831 when the new...
Bourblaige
Bourblaige is one of the clachans cleared during the early part of the 19th century by James Riddell, owner of Ardnamurchan Estate, to make way for an extensive sheep farm. Today, its fallen...
January Snow
The western end of Ardnamurchan, protruding as it does into the warm waters of the Atlantic, is more used to gales than snow but, when it comes, even a light fall will transform the landscape....
Gales Batter Ardnamurchan
Since before Christmas, gale after gale has come roaring in from the Atlantic, bringing winds which have gusted up to hurricane force – the highest speed, recorded at Sanna on the night of 8th/9th...
Lochan Tom Mhic Iain
This picture was taken on Christmas Day from the summit of Meall an Tarmachain, ptarmigan hill, looking almost due east. The lochan is Lochan Tom Mhic Iain, and the small, lumpy hill to its...
‘Great Seas’
The name Ardnamurchan has been translated in various ways. Angus Henderson in his ‘Ardnamurchan Place Names’ says that the derivation is entirely Gaelic, with the first two words easily translated into English: Aird is height...
Choire Mhuilinn
This picture looks westwards along the southern shore of Ardnamurchan towards Mingary Castle. The castle is still sheathed in scaffolding as work continues on its restoration, but this entry is less about the castle...
