It’s strange how attached I am to this beautiful sycamore. It’s an old friend, a landmark, one of the first things I look for on arriving. Walking to the shore, you pass this old tree and greet it, checking to see that all is well. I don’t know when it first took root here on … More Sycamore
At last – two and a half years on – we hope that life for most is returning to normal. Here, at the cottage, we put the visitors’ book out again. It was one of many things that we were advised to put away for hygienic reasons. Now that it’s back, here’s a lovely comment … More New visitors’ comments
Over a number of years my mother has published short articles on local history and the story of our family in a magazine called The Kist. She has long wanted to bring them together on a website and make them more accessible. So, at last, this has now happened and please do go over there … More Try visiting the new blog by Fiona Campbell Byatt
Corrarie Cottage is named after one of numerous old settlements, whose stone walls are barely visible on the hillsides or along the side of Loch Stornoway. Some may have been affected by the eigtheenth-century Clearances, but many were still inhabited in the 1868-78 Ordnance Survey Name Books for this area. Corrarie/Corrary is a combination of … More What’s in a Name?
Lergnahension (or Leargnahension) is the name of the house by the old bridge. It was once an old inn and is named after the river, the Abhainn Learg an Uinnsinn (pronounced Aven learg na hunshion), which runs down the hillside (learg, slope/hillside) of ashtrees – the uinnsinn (or uinnseann) after which the river and house … More Ash dieback
The cottage had visitors at New Year, so we hope they got us off to a good start and that this will be a better year for all! If you’d like to come and stay, please take a look at the booking page for the current availability (starting in mid February). We look forward to … More 2022
It’s been a tough time, and a tragic one for many, but we seem to be through the worst of the pandemic – or we sincerely hope so. The Scottish government said that self-catering cottages could open again on 26 April 2021. We’re very grateful to those visitors who’ve put up with the cancellations and … More We’re open again
We are extremely sorry to announce that at the earliest possible moment the cottage will be closed to all visitors for at least twelve weeks, possibly more. We are currently discussing the plans for the next two weeks with our booking agency, Unique Cottages. We have chosen to follow the advice of the First Minister … More Covid-19 Update: 22 March 2020
Thank you so much for this gorgeous painting, Poppy!
Thanks for this beautiful picture, Ruth. We’re so glad you enjoyed staying at Corrarie and please come back! The birds miss the Belgian gastronomy!!
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