The most remote permanently-settled of the British isles is Foula. The contributions of the Holbourn family to this Shetland island are immense and now we learn that a senior member of the family, John, died on 8 November 2012. He was the former-husband of the late Isobel Holburn, lived in his later years at Bradford-upon-Avon and had been a subscriber to this magazine. More information about his life and times would be appreciated.
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If you throw a stone off the huge western cliffs, it takes 11 seconds to reach the sea. Potatoes are burned black by salt gales in high summer.
ReplyDeleteI was sorry to hear of the passing of John Holbourn.
ReplyDeleteThe Holbourn name is synonimous with the island of Foula. As a regular visitor to this island for twenty years, I know their love of this far flung outpost of quiet human existance strikes a chord with all those that know where to find contentedness in this crazy world.