4 h. ago Idyllic home on remote Scottish island open to visitors again after 9 years

The project cost £3.6 million

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39 h. ago Part of remote Scottish isle once home to famed shark hunter goes up for sale

The former home of shark hunter Tex Geddes, who bought Soay with his wife Jeanne, is now up for sale along with much of the island

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3 d. ago Muckle Flugga by Michael Pedersen review – anything can happen on this remote Scottish island

Life is turned upside-down by a new arrival, in this weird and charming tale of nature and family – with a guest appearance from the ghost of Robert Louis StevensonOften thought of as the northernmost point of the British Isles, the Scottish island Muckle Flugga lies on the outer reaches of the Shetland archipelago. Norse legend has it that this craggy and almost uninhabitable place was created by two warring giants, obsessed with the same mermaid. While throwing boulders at each other, one of the rivalrous giants’ missiles accidentally plopped into the sea: and so the island was born.A version of this mythic tussle is central to Michael Pedersen’s debut novel. When the narrative opens, delivered in a lively present tense sprinkled with Scots, The Father and his 19-year-old son Ouse are the only residents on the island. The Father mans Muckle’s lighthouse, and is as volatile as the waves he illuminates. A gossip from a neighbouring island describes him as irascible, with “a&nbs...

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1 week ago Beautiful Scottish beach with golden sands named UK's best stargazing spot

It's not just stars that make this remote Scottish beach special

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3 w. ago Remote Scottish cafe dubbed 'one of UK's best' – and even featured on Netflix

The Oyster Shed cafe, situated in Carbost on the Isle of Skye, has been named one of the best places to eat beside the sea in the country - and the positive Tripadvisor reviews seem to agree

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4 w. ago Roving reflections in the best Literary Fiction out now: ABSENCE by Issa Quincy, MUCKLE FLUGGA by Michael Pedersen, THE BOOK OF RECORDS by Madeleine Thien

Anthony Cummins reviews the best Literary Fiction out now.

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