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What are the sounds and silences that shape your landscapes of meaning?

Part 13 of Spiorad Àird nam Murchan invites your stories.

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Lochan na Crannaig, West Ardnamurchan.
October 5, 2025 at 6:27 AM
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“Beinn Bhuidhe – The Yellow Mountain... Lochan a’ Mhadaidh Riabhaich – The Little Loch of the Brindled Dog.”

Gaelic place names reveal the poetic colour of Ardnamurchan’s landscape.

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Achateny towards a snowy Rum Cuillins at sunrise. Achateny" is the Anglicized spelling of the Scottish Gaelic place name Ach an Teine, which translates to "Field of the fire" or simply "Fire".
September 19, 2025 at 2:24 PM
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“Each name a poem, a map of memory.”

Explore the Gaelic names that sing the land into being.

The third instalment in my new inspired writing and photography series:

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Sanna towards Sanna Point, West Ardnamurchan.
July 22, 2025 at 6:20 AM
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Spiorad Àird nam Murchan Pt.32 - A Pebble on the Beach.

"Place names often reveal qualities invisible to casual observation."

Language teaches us how to look, how to see and how to respond creatively: 👇🏻

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Port na Carraidh and Bay MacNeil, West Ardnamurchan. The Bay MacNeil part of Port na Carraidh got it name from being the location the MacNeils of Barra would land and rest to continue their journey of taking their cattle to market as far away as Falkirk.
September 26, 2026 at 7:05 AM
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“Gaelic place names are sonic poems — they encode the soundscape into language.”

Explore toponymy in Part 13 of Spiorad Àird nam Murchan. ✍🏻&📷

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Achateny (Field of Fire), West Ardnamurchan. The peaks of the Rum Cuillins capped in snow emerge from the morning mists across the waters.
October 2, 2025 at 7:14 AM
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"Every name here—Ben Hiant, Sanna, Mingary—holds a story."
Discover Ardnamurchan’s spirit through words & images.
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Shore Cottage, Kilchoan, Ardnamurchan. Shore Cottage in Kilchoan, a historic building now used by the West Ardnamurchan Jetty Association, has a past tied to the fishing industry and the estate. Originally built around 1840 as model fishermen's cottages, they were refurbished in 1884, including raising floor and roof levels and adding panelling. The cottage is located on the site of a former netsman's bothy, right on the coast, with views of the islands.
July 11, 2025 at 10:31 AM