One of the unexpected delights of our Hebridean holiday was
being able to put into geographical context, some of the locations used by
Peter May for settings in his Lewis Trilogy of crime novels. We didn’t embark on a pilgrimage but as Lewis
has so few roads and populated communities, it was inevitable that we would stumble
across them we explored. Accidentally discovering
the derelict cottage at Skigersta, used as the model for Fin’s aunt’s house (identified
in Peter May’s book, “Hebrides” with photographs by David Wilson) was a wonderful
bonus after our enthusiastic exploration of Ness, Uig and Barvas
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| Fin's Aunt's House |
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| Mangersta Beach |
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| A Lonely Moorland Sheiling |
Since our first visit to the Hebrides several decades ago, it’s
occupied a special place in our hearts. Grandma
joined us a couple of years ago for her first visit and she too became
captivated with the magic of the breath-taking beaches, the changing horizons and
overwhelming sense of isolation. So, it
was wonderful to receive 
