The land of Argyll north of the Crinan Canal is a land of contrasts.

From the dark peaks of Ben Cruachan to the white sands of Iona, from the elegance of Inveraray Castle
to the simplicity of the thatched cottages at Auchindrain,
from the bustle of Oban to the tranquillity of Kilchoan,
this is an entrancing land.
Its history is as varied as its geography
– a land which once welcomed Columba to its shires
and claimed the kingdom of the Lords of the Isles within its boundaries;
yet it also suffered the devastation of the clearances and the Great Famine.
This book touches on all these aspects of the past
but also deals with the present – the expansion of fish farming,
conifer afforestation and the decline in Gaelic.
Items of interest to the naturalist, hillwalker, yachtsman
or casual visitor abound
in Willie Orr’s study of this compelling and romantic land.

ISBN 0 85976 269 6