Roger Butler Island fever
R
oger continues to write
about all aspects of the
Scottish islands - he’s
been hooked on the Hebrides
since a school adventure on
board a converted trawler. It
was Easter time but the sea
was like a millpond and the
temperature was positively
Mediterranean! Now, years
later, he’s experienced all sorts
of weather and is used to being
left stranded when crossings
have to be postponed. Recent
articles have looked at remote
or lesser-known islands such as
Cara (off the Kintyre peninsula)
and Hestan (off the Galloway
coast); others have explored
a ruined village on Colonsay
and an historic golf course
on South Uist. Forthcoming
features include the story of a
short but extraordinary Viking
Canal, tucked right beneath the
Cuillins on Skye, a look at the
wild west coast of Eigg and a
journey out to the little island
of Texa, just off the ragged
south coast of Islay. Please
get in touch if you would be
interested in articles and
pictures about the Hebrides.
Other magazine features
planned for 2019 include
walks which help to discover
lost canals and little-known
industrial archaeology, and
plenty of routes over our
hills and dales - the Welsh
Borders are a particular
favourite. Again, enquiries and
commissions are welcome.
Image Kiloran Bay on the Isle of Colonsay, Inner Hebrides