Table of Contents

Map of the island Introduction 1 Unravelling Topography 2 The Island's Capital and Crossroads 3 Distilleries and Early Christians 4 The Lords of the Isles 5 Medieval Splendour in a Gaelic Peninsula 6 Standing Stones in an Orwellian Environment 7 Birds, Rocks and Ruins Useful Information and Places to Visit Place-names and their Pronunciation Further Reading Index

About the Author

Norman Newton was born in Glasgow, spent his teenage years in Nelson, New Zealand, and attended college and university in the USA. He returned to Scotland to work in university and public libraries, in Glasgow, Campbeltown and Inverness. He has written extensively on islands and Highland history and archaeology, and is the Reference Libranian at Inverness Public Library.