Author: Katharine Stewart

Where did the name Loch Ness come from, and how did Cherry Island come to be? When have the waters run red with blood? From history to fauna, this ...

What was the crime of the last wich burnt in the Highlands? Which Jacobite lady led men to war while her Hanoverian husband stayed at home? Who wer...

While their role has been all too often overlooked by historians, cattle played an integral part in the economy, ecology and culture of Highland li...

Katharine Stewart, who died in 2013, was one of Scotland''''s best-loved writers on rural life in the Highlands. A Croft in the Hills, her first bo...