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...
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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...
How Did the Ordinary MacIains Live?
Such evidence as we have for the day-to-day life of the ordinary member of Clan MacIain comes from the archaeological remains that we find all over Ardnamurchan and from a few other sources, such...
The MacIain People
When Iain Sprangach MacDonald took control of his lands, the people he is likely to have found there would have been a mixed lot. Some would have been descended from the Gaelic-Norse population which...
