Photo of a page from Frances Tolmie’s notebook courtesy of the National Library Scotland The Gaelic word gruag means ‘hair’, ...

The Gaelic word gruag means ‘hair’, although falt is heard more commonly on Skye, and the word gruagach usually describes a ...

Gaelic psalmody is a beautiful, haunting form of music which is unique to the Scots Gaelic speaking world, now mostly within West Highlands and Western Isles and the Gaelic diaspora in our major ...

Dùthchas – a Gaelic word which carries so much complexity, it needs its own thesis. In recent years, interest in this concept has been growing exponentially, with a variety of groups recognising its ...

Visit the post for more.The annual Kyleakin Gala Day returned in style on Saturday following a one-year break due to the pandemic. The community fun day was accompanied by fine weather throughout as ...

Liam Alastair Crouse, a PhD student at Sabhal Mòr Ostaig UHI, considers the impact of sea-level rise in South Uist, where he currently lives, through the lens of recordings available on Tobar an ...

In 2006, work started on building the first wind farm on Skye. On moorland belonging to MacLeod Estate, a few miles south east of Dunvegan, the original Ben Aketil project started generating ...

An annual charity cycling event from Skye to Inverness held at the weekend has raised over £70,000 for three good causes. The Bridge to Bridge Cycle challenges riders to pedal the 77-mile route from ...

One of the company’s existing sites in north Skye Pic Organic Sea Harvest Two Skye councillors were at loggerheads last week over granting planning permission for 20 new salmon farm cages at two sites ...

Perle Hotels are in the process of installing 18 new luxury cabins further up the hill at its Bracken Hide business in Portree. Speaking to the Free Press, managing director Beth Rehman said the new ...

Jo Wawrzyczek, development officer for Kyle and Lochalsh Community Trust at last year’s open day at the former Skye Bridge toll office. Investment in Skye’s infrastructure is a key issue identified by ...

The house has been empty for several years. Picture: Google Concerns have been expressed in Plockton over plans by Highland Council to build new homes on the site of the former janitor’s house. The ...