Isle of Coll photos this daring woman

this daring woman

and a man who dedicated his life to upholding and promoting the culture

He became one of the best-known most respected politicians locally

‘Fairy Pools’

Central to its introduction was Malcolm McLaurin

Isle of Coll photos this daring womanFacets of a Gem by Ewen McGee This book looks at one gem of a Hebridean island from every angle, from the very earliest days to today. It looks at land, law, language, education, emigration, employment, travel, housing, communication, nature and much more; for example the references to flora from 1764: ' the most beautiful embroidered carpet that the earth perhaps is anywhere covered with' and from 1803: ' a plain thickly covered with a wild geranium