11 h. ago Powerful monument on Scottish island named as best public art in UK

It is a monument that the island community can be proud of

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15 h. ago Scottish island beach named 'most underrated' coastal spot in UK

It is known for its magnificent sea stacks.

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30 h. ago Help Edinburgh Zoo name its new Highland cows with iconic Scottish titles

The Royal Zoological Society of Scotland (RZSS) is asking for help to pick the names for the new arrivals, with the public able to vote in a poll

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7 d. ago Monument to Scottish island crofters who stood up to their 'oppressive landlord'

Captain William Fraser banned the tools that crofters needed to produce their own food

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9 d. ago The best Isle of Skye hotels for outstanding Hebridean views and coastal walks

This Scottish island isn’t just home to fantastic food and magnificent views; it has a whole host of excellent hotels, too

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9 d. ago Remote Scottish island distillery that only began production in 2024 secures £1.5 million boost

“Securing this investment is a major milestone for us and for the island” – founder Angus MacMillan

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1 week ago Washed up sex toys erect wave of excitement on remote Scottish island

Locals on a Scottish island are rushing to clear the sands after Storm Amy washed up a tidal wave of sex toys on their beaches. The invasion of dildos caused quite the stir for residents

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1 week ago Splendid isolation: 10 beautifully remote getaways in the UK

From a Scottish island lighthouse to a lakeside cabin in Cornwall, these secluded places to stay are bound to reinvigorate and inspireGuests at this lighthouse keeper’s cottage have not only the property but the whole 1.6-hectare (four-acre) island to themselves. Eilean Sionnach is an islet off Skye that is accessible by boat or on foot at low tide. Like the lighthouse, the cottage was built in 1857 and has four bedrooms, four bathrooms, a kitchen and a lounge with a wood burner, and incredible sea views. Continue reading...

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1 week ago A Scottish island's unique hospitality finishes as last remaining residents leave for good

For the first time in decades, Rona’s population will go from two to zero this month.

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1 week ago Beautiful Scottish island with Norse history named best spot in UK for seeing Northern Lights

The next few months are likely to provide the best chances this decade to see the aurora borealis at its most spectacular, before the sun's 11-year cycle begins to shift away from a stage that has created fantastic displays in the skies over the past two years

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1 week ago ‘£20 a night for one of the most peaceful locations in the world’: readers’ favourite remote stays

From the Scottish Highlands to a Greek island, our tipsters have been awed by silence, beauty and wildlife in out-of-the-way corners of Europe• Tell us about a great country pub – the best tip wins a £200 holiday voucherI’d recommend visiting the Outer Hebrides island of Berneray for an experience of true remoteness. Here you can walk across the rare grassland called the machair to the white, three-mile long West Beach, which looks out into the North Atlantic, and marvel at the immense space and colour of the sea. We stayed at a Gatliff Hebridean hostel, which consists of two converted crofts where for about £20 a night for a bunk you will be staying in probably one of the most peaceful locations in the world. Berneray is between North Uist and Harris.Nik Fernee Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Isle of Mull job opportunity for couple with £60k salary and cottage with garden included

A "beautiful" estate on a Scottish island is looking for two people to relocate.

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2 w. ago Rare opportunity to buy stunning remote Scots island for £120,000

A RARE opportunity has come up to buy a remote Scottish island - and it could be yours for £120,000. Gasker Island, which is a secluded isle in the Outer Hebrides, has been put on the market. It lies to the west of South Harris and north-west of the Isle of Taransay. Gasker is uninhabited,...

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2 w. ago 'Breathtaking' Scottish private island for sale is cheaper than Edinburgh flat

It offers "potential for a truly unique retreat".

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2 w. ago Rare chance to buy a Scottish island for as little as £120,000

The rugged, uninhabited island off the coast of the outer hebrides could be yours for less than the cost a flat elsewhere in the UK.

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2 w. ago Historic statue at heart of Scottish island Barra to be resurrected after surprise £85,000 donation

The group behind the campaign had raised £20,000 and thought the fundraising task was going to take a few years until the unexpected generous donation came along

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3 w. ago Tiny UK seaside town with independent shops that have lasted a century

It was named as the most beautiful high street in Scotland in a public vote in 2019

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3 w. ago The Scottish island break with sea views you can book for 66 per cent off

The property is just a short distance from the shoreline.

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4 w. ago ‘You don’t get to aim big when you are somewhere small’: A teenager’s fight to end single use plastics on her Scottish island

Groundswell of support for ban propels campaign of Tabby Fletcher, 17, from her island home on Jura to parliamentTabby Fletcher, a 17-year-old from the Isle of Jura, off the west coast of Scotland, lives in what many people would probably assume is a pristine wilderness. Yet she regularly sees dead birds, their bodies entangled in plastic, among piles of waste washed up on the island’s beaches after powerful storms.“In January, we had Storm Éowyn,” she says. “Huge storm surges brought piles of plastic on to the beach close to my house. I saw dead birds wrapped in plastic. It was obvious from little bits inside their decomposing bodies they had eaten plastic. Continue reading...

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last month Judith Butler is being targeted by the US government. We must stand up | Joel Swanson

What is happening to Judith Butler – a Jewish intellectual – in the name of fighting ‘antisemitism’ is outrageousAmid all the other breaking news consuming the United States this month, the University of California, Berkeley, arguably the nation’s most elite public university, gave the Trump administration a list of 160 names of faculty, staff and students, as part of an investigation into “alleged antisemitic incidents”.While all the names on this list are significant, one name in particular that UC Berkeley handed over to the Trump administration stands out: Judith Butler, the eminent queer theorist, literary theorist and philosopher, and one of the most famous public intellectuals in the United States today.Joel Swanson is professor of Jewish studies at Sarah Lawrence College Continue reading...

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