Orchids Grow Wild
At this time of year, Ardnamurchan’s croft fields and even the higher, more barren lands above them start to see the first of the summer’s orchids. Often thought of as an exotic plant of...
Category: Photo of the Week
An Ardnamurchan Village
Most of Ardnamurchan’s little villages are scattered around its coasts, and many have a very long history. The one in this picture, Ormsaigbeg, tells some of its story through its name. Ormr is snake...
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...
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...
