Archive for August 2021

Fangan: Fanks in Gaelic.  Also known as sheepfolds; sheep pens; stells; stalls; turf stells; buchts; stell enclosures. Last winter I undertook a photographic project to make a record of stone fanks on Mull, Iona and Ulva using a drone. The seed of this project germinated when our neighbour told us he was retiring. I knew the beautiful…

2020 should have seen the 10-year celebrations to mark the founding of Mull Youth Theatre – but we fell victim to lockdown. In 2021 we finally get to celebrate the 10 + 1 years. The Theatre on Mull has deep roots, firstly with The Little Theatre and now Mull Theatre enjoys nationwide acclaim. In 2010…

During lockdown a magnificent wooden tower has gradually emerged in the woods at Calgary Art in Nature, the brainchild of Matthew Reade but with input from local artists and other creative folk. In early July a small ceremony was held to officially open it by local children, with well-known wildlife film-maker Gordon Buchanan as guest…

Even though the official Highland Games circuit is cancelled for 2021, the Mull Highland Games committee (with President Andrew Kain as the driving force) was determined that another year should not go by without an event to mark the day. Much work and planning went in to organizing what came to be called the ‘Mull…