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Heads Under the Water: Snizort Cathedral, St Columba’s Isle and The Cauldron of Skulls
The Cathedral Peaty water ripples around a peaceful little island cemetery, but this river once bubbled with blood, boiling from the clan feud that scars Skye’s landscape. For most, it is a tranquil place to rest; for Skye’s teenagers, it is a place for summer gatherings, to leap from the high banks into the deep(ish) Continue reading
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An Eye for an Eye: The War of the One-Eyed Woman, Skye’s Final and Bloodiest Conflict
Read here to find out about Skye’s final and bloodies clan battle between the ever feuding MacLeods of Dunvegan and the MacDonalds of Sleat! Continue reading
Alasdair MacIlleathain 