Beachcombing in the Highlands & Islands
The Highlands & Islands are blessed with some of the best beaches in the world. Some keep coming back for the amazing views, to play with their children, walk their dogs or to go [...]
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07, 2018
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06, 2018
Boozy Ardtornish Shredded Beef
This recipe is simple to create and makes the most incredibly tasty meal that is bursting with flavour. Ingredients 1kg Ardtornish shin of beef, on the bone 1/4 [...]
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06, 2018
Ardtornish Estate Newsletter Spring/Summer 2018
CEO UPDATE Spring is upon us and after a long hard winter we are looking forward to warmer weather. My team is completing preparations for the new season. DA MacDonald, our main contractor on [...]
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06, 2018
A Brief History of Highland Games in Scotland
In a world where digital entertainment, fast food and exotic foreign holidays are the norm, what place is there for something as unreconstructed and old fashioned as the Highland Games? In a curious contrast [...]
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05, 2018
Morvern Highland Games
13th – 22nd July 2018 Morvern Highland Games is held in the small community of Lochaline across the water from the island of Mull on the beautiful Morvern Peninsula. Held annually on the second [...]
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05, 2018
The Scottish Midge and how to cope!
In any combat scenario it is essential to know your enemy, so here then is the lowdown on that most fearsome of opponents, that fabled beast known for defeating intrepid globetrotters and reducing the most [...]
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05, 2018
Land Management Strategy – Summary for Consultation
25 years from 2018 – incorporating ecological restoration This consultation document – which we hope will circulate widely – is intended to gather opinions about plans to change land use at Ardtornish. It proposes, [...]
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03, 2018
Spring on the Ardtornish Estate – a seasonal trilogy (part 3)
On 28 February the ‘Beast from the East’ arrived with a vengeance and much of Scotland ground to a halt. Roads were impassable, public transport stopped, schools and workplaces closed and panic buyers cleared [...]
