Eilean Shona

Loch Moidart, guarded by Castle Tioram, is of historical significance in Scotland. The region was the seat of the Macdonalds of Clanranald, territory from where Charles Edward Stuart gained much of his support for the Jacobite uprising in 1745. Castle Tioram remained in Clanranalds hands until 1715 when it was set on fire and destroyed by the chieftain, Allan of Clanranald, to prevent it falling into English hands. in background]] In 1851 there were reports of evacuations and emigrations of 37 families from the island and the nearby settlement of Dorlin in the wake of potato blight. Until the middle of the 18th century, Eilean Shona was populated with a number of crofters. In 1853 Captain…

{| class="wikitable floatright" |+ Pronunciation |- ! Scots Gaelic ! Pronunciation |- | Arthraigh | |- | Beinn a' Bhàillidh | |- | Eilean an Fhèidh | |- | Eilean Seòna | |} Eilean Shona has an ongoing conservation programme to protect the pinetums and the endangered Celtic Rainforest as well as the rare fauna including red squirrels and pine martens. Eilean Shona collaborates with the British Trust for Ornithology and the Highland Raptor Study Group with a Golden Eagle Breeding Programme on the island. The island hosts a month-long art residency in partnership with the Royal Society of Sculptors and an annual writing workshop with a fellowship offered to a young emerging writer. In 2025…