17 June 2022 Issue 2482 © ULLAPOOL NEWS
Unveiling of the New Village Entrance Sculptures.
Braes Layby
2pm Sat 25th June 2022
‘Cutting the Ribbon’
World’s Strongest Man 2022 Champion – Tom Stoltman
Artist and Designer – Jason Paterson
Ullapool Pipe Band
*****
Dear Eds
The Trysting Stone—information sought??
Among the interesting legends about our area is one about the Trysting Stone. It is mentioned in Peoples and Settlement in North-west Ross ed. J.R. Baldwin and Place Names in Ross and Cromarty, by Watson. The latter refers to Badenscallie: “Local tradition derives the name from Sgàl, one of the three brothers who first settled Coigach. The second was ‘an Gille Buidhe’, the Yellow Lad, who settled at Achiltibuie. The name of the third I failed to learn. They used to meet at a great stone in the moor about equidistant from the three, called Clach na Comhalach, Trysting Stone.”
The excellent map of Gaelic Place Names in Coigach prepared by Donnie Fraser and now in Achiltibuie Village Hall, shows the stone situated in the hills behind Achiltibuie near to Loch an Sgeireach.
Intrigued by this story, I set out to find the stone with a rough reference from this map. I think I’ve found it. After scrambling through boulder fields and falling in a few bogs, I came upon a large stone all on its own on the hillside.
Is this the Trysting Stone?
If anyone knows any more about this stone or, indeed, any other local legends, please let me know.
irenebrandt@greennet.org.uk
Irene Brandt
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SCOTTISH OPERA YOUNG COMPANY PRESENTS THE WORLD PREMIERE OF RUBBLE THIS JULY
The world premiere of Rubble, a new piece from acclaimed composer Gareth Williams and director and pantomime legend Johnny McKnight, takes place this summer in Glasgow. Members of Scottish Opera Young Company, who are aged 17 to 23, are joined by professional soprano Shuna Scott Sendall (The Tsar Has His Photograph Taken 2021), to tell this searingly honest, at times darkly comedic, story. Roxana Haines (L’elisir d’amore 2021 and La bohème 2020) directs and Chris Gray, Scottish Opera Young Company Artistic Director, is the conductor.
Four performances of this new work, written in Scots dialect and originally commissioned as part of the Scottish Opera Outreach and Education Programme’s 50th anniversary celebrations in 2021, will be staged at the Company’s Elmbank Crescent premises on 30 and 31 July.
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Hebridean Wildlife Trust
The Hebridean Whale and Dolphin Trust (HWDT) monitor Scottish whales, dolphins and porpoises from on board their research vessel, Silurian. Anyone with a passion for the marine environment can join HWDT on board to become citizen scientists, participate in a Research Expedition, and become trained in how to collect important data. This vital data is used to deepen our understanding of the different species found in the Hebrides and help protect them for future generations.
Thanks to generous sponsorship donations, HWDT are delighted to offer two free spaces to young adults living on the west coast of Scotland. If you are aged 16 or 17 and have an interest in the marine environment, apply today to join us for free on an expedition running 2nd – 8th August.
No experience is required to join this live-aboard expedition, full training is provided in all aspects of the trip by the four crew members onboard; from identifying different species, to using the toilet at sea! All meals are provided, and the teens will share twin-berth cabins. This is a once-in-a-lifetime experience to meet like-minded people and share in a truly unforgettable experience.
*****
Unveiling of the New Village Entrance Sculptures.
Braes Layby
2pm Sat 25th June 2022
‘Cutting the Ribbon’
World’s Strongest Man 2022 Champion – Tom Stoltman
Artist and Designer – Jason Paterson
Ullapool Pipe Band
*****
Dear Eds
The Trysting Stone—information sought??
Among the interesting legends about our area is one about the Trysting Stone. It is mentioned in Peoples and Settlement in North-west Ross ed. J.R. Baldwin and Place Names in Ross and Cromarty, by Watson. The latter refers to Badenscallie: “Local tradition derives the name from Sgàl, one of the three brothers who first settled Coigach. The second was ‘an Gille Buidhe’, the Yellow Lad, who settled at Achiltibuie. The name of the third I failed to learn. They used to meet at a great stone in the moor about equidistant from the three, called Clach na Comhalach, Trysting Stone.”
The excellent map of Gaelic Place Names in Coigach prepared by Donnie Fraser and now in Achiltibuie Village Hall, shows the stone situated in the hills behind Achiltibuie near to Loch an Sgeireach.
Intrigued by this story, I set out to find the stone with a rough reference from this map. I think I’ve found it. After scrambling through boulder fields and falling in a few bogs, I came upon a large stone all on its own on the hillside.
Is this the Trysting Stone?
If anyone knows any more about this stone or, indeed, any other local legends, please let me know.
irenebrandt@greennet.org.uk
Irene Brandt
*****
SCOTTISH OPERA YOUNG COMPANY PRESENTS THE WORLD PREMIERE OF RUBBLE THIS JULY
The world premiere of Rubble, a new piece from acclaimed composer Gareth Williams and director and pantomime legend Johnny McKnight, takes place this summer in Glasgow. Members of Scottish Opera Young Company, who are aged 17 to 23, are joined by professional soprano Shuna Scott Sendall (The Tsar Has His Photograph Taken 2021), to tell this searingly honest, at times darkly comedic, story. Roxana Haines (L’elisir d’amore 2021 and La bohème 2020) directs and Chris Gray, Scottish Opera Young Company Artistic Director, is the conductor.
Four performances of this new work, written in Scots dialect and originally commissioned as part of the Scottish Opera Outreach and Education Programme’s 50th anniversary celebrations in 2021, will be staged at the Company’s Elmbank Crescent premises on 30 and 31 July.
*****
Hebridean Wildlife Trust
The Hebridean Whale and Dolphin Trust (HWDT) monitor Scottish whales, dolphins and porpoises from on board their research vessel, Silurian. Anyone with a passion for the marine environment can join HWDT on board to become citizen scientists, participate in a Research Expedition, and become trained in how to collect important data. This vital data is used to deepen our understanding of the different species found in the Hebrides and help protect them for future generations.
Thanks to generous sponsorship donations, HWDT are delighted to offer two free spaces to young adults living on the west coast of Scotland. If you are aged 16 or 17 and have an interest in the marine environment, apply today to join us for free on an expedition running 2nd – 8th August.
No experience is required to join this live-aboard expedition, full training is provided in all aspects of the trip by the four crew members onboard; from identifying different species, to using the toilet at sea! All meals are provided, and the teens will share twin-berth cabins. This is a once-in-a-lifetime experience to meet like-minded people and share in a truly unforgettable experience.
*****
