As one of the best places in Scotland for sightings, the Vikings named the area Hvals-øy – the island of whales. The island hosts the "Whalsay Summer Days" week in July, which coincides with ...

Setting foot on the island would have meant a painful death to visitors. Located close to a bay near Gairlock and Ullapool, Gruinard Island is a small, oval-shaped island approximately two ...

Spanning 337.97 square miles, Mull is Scotland’s fourth-largest island, home to around 3,000 residents. Its largest settlement is the picturesque town of Tobermory, famous for its colourful ...

And yet on Ulva, a small island off the coast of Scotland, it’s the people who are doing the reclaiming. In 2025, the idea of settling anyplace other than Mars might seem anachronistic ...