tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-65585196475318599802024-03-04T23:17:58.001-08:00Scottish Islands ExplorerA blog that backs a bi-monthly magazine covering all the islands of ScotlandScottish Islands Explorerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15973510077054575291noreply@blogger.comBlogger2992125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6558519647531859980.post-39311241548196317692019-08-15T00:00:00.000-07:002019-08-15T00:00:02.056-07:00A Return Visit<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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A student, <b>Karen Fleming</b>, has reconstructed the head of a female druid, <b>Hilda</b>, who lived in Stornoway at some time between 55BC and 400AD. It's certainly worth turning to <b><i><a href="https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/news/islands/1818636/student-uses-wax-to-reconstruct-face-of-druid-from-stornoway/">The Press and Journal </a></i></b>to find out more and to discover where you, too, can virtually encounter the 60-year-old.<br />
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The latest edition of the magazine should soon be in the shops and it's the last one, his 57th, to be produced by <b>John Humphries</b>, who has decided to retire. The publication started in Shetland, moved down to Sussex, up to Suffolk and should soon be in Stornoway, to be published by <b>Fred Silver</b>.<br />
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A Liberal Democrat MEP has declared that <b>'a mackerel war' </b>with <b>Iceland </b>is imminent . There have been three <b>'cod wars'</b> since 1958 involving the UK and its northern neighbour. I recall that <b><i>The Guardian</i></b> sent a staff reporter to cover one of the occasions. Apparently nothing was happening, but he filed a report. The sub-editor realised that it had little substance and gave it the title - 'No News From Iceland'. Anyway read the recent piece in the <b><i><a href="https://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/2019/08/13/mep-warns-of-threatened-mackerel-war-with-iceland">Shetland Times</a></i></b>.<br />
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Now this <b>electric motor-home</b> is the first of its type on <b>Orkney</b>, where motorists are leading the way in purchasing vehicles that need charging more than filling. If you want a figure for the number on the roads there - 200 or 2% of the total, a high uptake. Take in the report on the <b><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-49319120">BBC website</a></b>.<br />
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Cameras and binoculars were probably safely in hand when a driver went to observe the otters at <b>Kylerhea Pier</b>, <b>Skye</b>. Unfortunately the car's handbrake failed to grip and the Volkswagen ran away. The details of this car 'escaping' is on the <b><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-49311260">BBC website</a></b>.<br />
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There is something appealing about islands where people, within living memory of others, spent their lives. Gordon and Ina Watters were residents of <b>Fara </b>in Scapa Flow, Orkney, until the 1960s. Nearby is <b>Cava</b>, or Calf, Island where the last two residents remained until the 1980s. <br />
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If there's one photograph that I cherish, it's the rare view of <b>Muckle Flugga</b>, Shetland, from the north, on the very difficult-to-access, <b>Out Stack</b> or Ootsta an ultimate part of Scotland. The photographer? - of course, that venturer to the remote, <b>Andy Strangeway</b>.<br />
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There are plans for the development of <b>Ulva House</b> - to create an interpretative and educational centre together with self-catering accommodation - by the community that now owns the island. <b><i><a href="https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/news/islands/inner-hebrides/1807976/ulva-community-plans-to-open-up-the-big-house/">The Press and Journal </a></i></b>has the details.<br />
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This is <b>Hasselwood Rock</b>, adjacent to <b>Rockall</b>. The skerry is apparently one metre high in low water, is 13 metres across and extends for 130 square metres. In June 1904, the <b>SS</b> <b><i>Norge</i></b>, a Danish passenger ship, struck the rock leading to the deaths of 635 people.<br />
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These footprints from <b>Skye </b>are large, ancient, preserved and in need of protection - particularly on what has been termed<b> 'Dinosaur Isle'</b>. Read about the <b>Nature Conservation Order</b> on the<b><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-49162745"> BBC Website</a></b> and see more threatened objects.<br />
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<b>Sylvia Beaumont </b>took this photograph of an Exmoor pony taking in <b>Bass Rock</b>. It's one of six island images in a stunning collection of <b><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-49109957">Your Pictures of Scotland from the BBC</a></b>. Please disregard the inconsistency of the date of entry and the time-frame of the gallery.<br />
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<b><i><a href="http://www.scottishislandsexplorer.com/">Scottish Islands Explorer </a></i></b>- keen to take in scenes and relay them<br />
<b><a href="https://pocketmags.com/scottish-islands-explorer-magazine">Digital Edition:</a></b> always at the ready to view<br />
Scottish Islands Explorerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15973510077054575291noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6558519647531859980.post-37427775206035626302019-07-11T07:25:00.000-07:002019-07-27T07:26:17.819-07:00Long Time To Discover<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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It looks small, but was intricate - the jaw of the <b>Borealestes serendiptitus</b> - a mouse- or shrew-like creature that was roaming in the south of Skye some 165 million years ago. It's worth reading about <b><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-49114792">here on the BBC</a> </b>for this region has developed into something of a 'Jurassic Park'.<br />
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<b><i><a href="http://www.scottishislandsexplorer.com/">Scottish Islands Explorer</a></i></b> - approaching 20 years of age<br />
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Sorry about being off-the-grid for some time owing to circumstances beyond my control. Let's hope we can move on with the appropriate <b>Love Island</b> in Stirlingshire - from the current <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-48938510" style="font-weight: bold;">BBC Your Pictures of Scotland</a>.<br />
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<b><i><a href="http://www.scottishislandsexplorer.com/">Scottish Islands Explorer </a></i></b>- enjoys the shapes of the insular<br />
<b><a href="https://pocketmags.com/scottish-islands-explorer-magazine">Digital Edition:</a></b> many love this means of communicatingScottish Islands Explorerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15973510077054575291noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6558519647531859980.post-66963431081260413812019-07-09T06:07:00.000-07:002019-07-09T06:07:49.871-07:00Time for a Break?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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It could be time to take <b>a break</b> while away from computers. So watch this<b> space</b>, but remember that the shadows are always on the move as well.<br />
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<b><i><a href="http://www.scottishislandsexplorer.com/">Scottish Islands Explorer </a></i></b>- keeps on appearing<br />
<b><a href="https://pocketmags.com/scottish-islands-explorer-magazine">Digital Edition:</a></b> always ready to run the required lengthScottish Islands Explorerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15973510077054575291noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6558519647531859980.post-74917028295186727202019-07-05T00:00:00.000-07:002019-07-05T00:00:07.413-07:00A Castaway Basketball<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b>Basketball</b> was probably never heard of by the people of <b>St Kilda</b>, evacuated almost 90 years ago. Now the game is in the news following a kick-into-the-sea launch and a discovery in the north of Denmark. A full account is on the <b><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-48867880">BBC website</a></b>.<br />
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<a href="http://www.scottishislandsexplorer.com/"><b><i>Scottish Islands Explorer</i></b> </a>- likes the castaway condition<br />
<a href="https://pocketmags.com/scottish-islands-explorer-magazine"><b>Digital Edition:</b></a> items picked up everywhereScottish Islands Explorerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15973510077054575291noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6558519647531859980.post-91654148087651987882019-07-04T00:00:00.000-07:002019-07-04T00:00:04.306-07:00A Metre Higher?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Predictions that sea levels could rise worldwide by one metre by 2100, do put many places at risk. Read on the<b><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-48840948"> BBC website</a></b> what the pundits say about <b>Skara Brae, Orkney</b>. It was revealed by the <b>Great Storm of 1850</b>, when its sand-covering was blown away. Comparable future storm activity could see it concealed beneath the waves.<br />
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<b><i><a href="http://www.scottishislandsexplorer.com/">Scottish Islands Explorer</a></i></b> - a place secured for it<br />
<b><a href="https://pocketmags.com/scottish-islands-explorer-magazine">Digital Edition:</a></b> seems unaffected by weather Scottish Islands Explorerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15973510077054575291noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6558519647531859980.post-47587173339429963432019-07-03T00:00:00.000-07:002019-07-03T00:01:36.756-07:00Webcams Galore<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Here are two clear, but static views of <b>Shetland</b> - Hermaness and Lerwick - and <b><a href="https://www.shetlandwebcams.com/">here</a></b> is the entry to some <b>15 live webcams</b> with a network of all sorts of dynamic views of the group of northern isles. Time to stop and take in.<br />
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<b><i><a href="http://www.scottishislandsexplorer.com/">Scottish Islands Explorer</a></i></b> - tries to act as a network<br />
<b><a href="https://pocketmags.com/scottish-islands-explorer-magazine">Digital Edition: </a></b>gives webcams impetusScottish Islands Explorerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15973510077054575291noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6558519647531859980.post-17816598174034096802019-07-02T00:00:00.000-07:002019-07-02T00:00:06.660-07:00A Really High Five<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This walrus ivory chess piece was purchased by an antique dealer in 1964 for<b> £5 </b>and kept in a drawer by his family. Expectations are that it will fetch a <b>million pounds</b> at auction. Why so high? It's one of the five missing <b>Lewis Chessmen</b> discovered in 1831. Read on at the <b><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-48824712">BBC website</a></b>.<br />
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<b><i><a href="http://www.scottishislandsexplorer.com/">Scottish Islands Explorer </a></i></b>- unlikely to inflate<br />
<b><a href="https://pocketmags.com/scottish-islands-explorer-magazine">Digital Edition:</a></b> value of a different kindScottish Islands Explorerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15973510077054575291noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6558519647531859980.post-68834526340951552792019-07-01T00:00:00.000-07:002019-07-01T00:02:13.092-07:00Island Miscellany<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The evening sun shows <b>Gigha </b>in a splendid state. The photograph was taken by <b>Neil Pirie</b> who was flying home to Edinburgh from Islay and it appears, together with other island images, producing something of a miscellany in the current gallery of the <b>BBC</b> <b><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-48758360">Your Pictures of Scotland</a></b>.</div>
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<b><i><a href="http://www.scottishislands%20explorer.com/">Scottish Islands Explorer</a></i></b> - loves looking around and from above</div>
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<b><a href="https://pocketmags.com/scottish-islands-explorer-magazine">Digital Edition:</a></b> operates mainly from above</div>
Scottish Islands Explorerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15973510077054575291noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6558519647531859980.post-47700881796680783542019-06-30T00:00:00.000-07:002019-06-30T00:00:02.271-07:00Soaring Numbers<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b><i><a href="https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/news/islands/inner-hebrides/1784389/soaring-popularity-of-fairy-pools-beauty-spot-forces-rethink-over-toilet-plan/">The Press and Journal </a></i></b>carries a story about how the building of toilet facilities for the <b>Fairy Pools</b>, <b>Skye</b>, was based on an estimate of <b>100,000</b> people visiting per year. It turns out to be <b>1000</b> per day and often through 18-hours at a stretch.<br />
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<b><i><a href="http://www.scottishislandsexplorer.com/">Scottish Islands Explorer </a></i></b>- copes with its circulation<br />
<b><a href="https://pocketmags.com/scottish-islands-explorer-magazine">Digital Edition: </a></b>seldom too many online Scottish Islands Explorerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15973510077054575291noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6558519647531859980.post-2327715498538920922019-06-29T00:00:00.000-07:002019-06-29T00:00:03.899-07:00Hebridean Whale Trail<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The<b> Hebridean Whale and Dolphin Trust </b>based in Tobermory, Mull, has launched the <b>Hebridean Whale Trail</b>. The full details of this exciting venture are revealed in the <b><i><a href="https://www.stornowaygazette.co.uk/news/new-hebridean-whale-trail-is-launched-on-scottish-west-coast-1-4955801">Stornoway Gazette</a></i></b>.<br />
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<b><i><a href="http://www.scottishislandsexplorer.com/">Scottish Islands Explorer </a></i></b>- goes in search, like the whales<br />
<b><a href="https://pocketmags.com/scottish-islands-explorer-magazine">Digital Edition:</a></b> consistently going placesScottish Islands Explorerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15973510077054575291noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6558519647531859980.post-68186589944631841842019-06-28T00:00:00.000-07:002019-06-28T00:00:14.811-07:00Skye Tech Soars<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The <b><i><a href="https://www.whfp.com/2019/06/21/isle-of-skye-tech-company-launches-recruitment-drive-after-record-year-of-growth/">West Highland Free Press</a></i></b> will explain how <b>Sitekit</b>, a<b> Skye</b> technology company based in Portree, is having a recruitment drive for staff after a record year. It's a story that the rest of Britain needs to know - for the future of economies depend on such initiatives.<br />
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<b><i><a href="http://www.scottishislandsexplorer.com/">Scottish Islands Explorer</a></i></b> - keen to learn of successes<br />
<b><a href="https://pocketmags.com/scottish-islands-explorer-magazine">Digital Edition:</a></b> a device at hub of discoveriesScottish Islands Explorerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15973510077054575291noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6558519647531859980.post-44714353072178736722019-06-27T00:01:00.002-07:002019-06-27T00:01:53.746-07:00Roll Up For Rockall<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b><a href="https://www.lupinetravel.co.uk/">Lupine Travel</a></b> offered a trip to Rockall and the waiting-list soon opened. See <b><i><a href="https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/tourists-roll-up-for-trip-to-rockall-6lmj8rh7c">The Times </a></i></b>report.<br />
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<b><i><a href="http://www.scottishislandsexplorer.com/">Scottish Islands Explorer</a></i></b> - nowhere's off limits<br />
<b><a href="https://www.lupinetravel.co.uk/">Digital Edition:</a></b> in range ... by satelliteScottish Islands Explorerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15973510077054575291noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6558519647531859980.post-47546400943515930592019-06-26T00:19:00.001-07:002019-06-26T00:19:33.151-07:00From Syria to Stornoway<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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From the devastation of a <b>Syrian</b> city to the tranquility of <b>Stornoway</b>, the main town on the Isle of Lewis. Two new refugee families will soon be joining the 34 others who have settled in the Outer Hebrides. <b><i><a href="https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/news/islands/western-isles/1781955/syrian-refugees-to-be-resettled-on-outer-hebrides/">The Press and Journal</a></i></b> carries the report.<br />
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<b><i><a href="http://www.scottishislandsexplorer.com/">Scottish Islands Explorer </a></i></b>- would be good to have them as readers<br />
<b><a href="https://pocketmags.com/scottish-islands-explorer-magazine">Digital Edition: </a></b>communicates with the war-torn <i>and</i> safe-havensScottish Islands Explorerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15973510077054575291noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6558519647531859980.post-41718129744032950362019-06-25T00:12:00.001-07:002019-06-25T00:12:58.640-07:004G on Berneray?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The proposal to erect a<b> 4G</b> mast on <b>Berneray</b>, North Uist, has stirred at least six people to object. It's the dilemma of modernisation. See the<b><i><a href="https://www.stornowaygazette.co.uk/news/signal-that-4g-mast-at-berneray-may-not-be-universally-welcomed-1-4952912"> Stornoway Gazette</a></i></b>.</div>
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<b><a href="https://pocketmags.com/scottish-islands-explorer-magazine">Digital Edition:</a></b> obviously dependent on masts</div>
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