A mix of emotions in the Northern Corries
WITH Christmas holidays offering some time that hung a little limp I stopped working at lunchtime and took myself off for a wee afternoon...
Tom Weir - the reluctant television rtar
“TELEVISION can be very difficult,” Tom Weir once told me. “It’s a very shallow medium.” I knew exactly what he meant. Television is very...
Remembering Tom Weir - unveiling of the statue
Rhona Weir with a presentation size statue given to her by the sculptor, Sean Hedges-Quinn I was absolutely thrilled to get a phone call...
International Mountain Day
HERE'S my wee contribution to International Mountain Day. Although my roots are tied firmly to the mountains and hills of Scotland I have...
Across the Great Moss to Beinn Bhrotain
The Devil's Point from Monadh Mor MONADH Mor and Beinn Bhrotain rise on the south-east periphery of the atmospheric Moine Mhor. This...
Northness and a vision of Shetland
The ragged coast of Eshaness FOR some years I’ve been fascinated by the concept of ‘northness’, a sense of place that’s defined by...
Malin Head to Bushmills
WOKE to a phenomenal morning. Sunshine, blue skies and light winds. Donald and Elma at the Malin View B/B looked after us perfectly and...
Beltra to Donegal
HAMISH has just worked out that we’ve cycled about 429 miles from Cork. That’s about 350 miles from Mizen Head, almost the most southern...
The Aran Islands
WE eventually found some great music last night in Doolin, County Clare. This tiny village (actually there are three tiny villages making...
Goleen to Mizen Head to Kenmar
THE-lady-of-the-house at the excellent Heron’s Cove B/B in Goleen (very highly recommended) told us breakfast didn’t start until 9am then...
