Hugh Cheape

John Lorne Campbell

"WikkedWillisSaga" is based on the life of a real cat that was born in the shop at Lochboisdale Pier. He found a home with a nearby crofter, Mairi Anndra, who shared her house with American folklorist and song collector Margaret Fay Shaw. When Margaret moved to Barra to marry John Lorne Campbell, Mairi insisted she take with her this remarkable cat. Willi stayed with her when the couple later made their home in Canna. (Adapted from Margaret Fay Shaw, "From the Alleghenies to the Hebrides: An Autobiography")"

The Nine Lives of Wicked William

Wikkedwillissaga

Isabel Frances Grant

A structured history of the Highlands and Islands of Scotland from prehistoric, pre-Christian times to the present. This lengthy timescale is divided into seven periods, each analyzed in terms of its political, economic and cultural conditions.

Periods in Highland History

National Museums of Scotland

The Scottish bagpipe has a romance all its own. Here is the story behind the magnificent collection of bagpipes in National Museums of Scotland.

Hugh Cheape

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