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Glenelg in General

Newest Review: ... agine those days of activity . . . . . In 1956, Gavin Maxwell was in Southern Iraq. His love of wildlife had led him to decide that an otter was the companion he wanted to share the wilds of Camusfearna. And thus it came about that an otter was acquired from the Marsh Arabs and lived for a period with the author at the British Consulate. The otter’s name was Mijbil, and was destined to become a household name. When Maxwell moved to Camusfearna with Mij, he had a Primus stove to cook on, and some washed-up fish boxes for furniture. And that was it. But over the years he refurbished ... more

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Glenelg in General: Otters and Bright Waters (1331 words)
by - written on 27/12/00 (Very useful, 613 readings)
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Gavin Maxwell, author of “Ring of Bright Water”, and of course “The Otter’s Tale”, died in September 1969. Eighteen months earlier, his house in Glenelg, which he called Camusfearna, and had been home to the writer and his otters for so long, was destroyed by fire. Now, more than three decades later, the Bright Water landscape has dramatically altered. I sought out the real-life location of Maxwell’s home, with the help of an OS map and a pair of well-worn boots. Herewith my rambling thoughts. Someone who cared had placed a bunch of wild bluebells on Edal’s memorial plaque. They were wilting now, in the ... Read the complete review

west highland peace (342 words)
by - written on 17/08/00 (Useful, 36 readings)
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I've just got back from a west highland holiday from a tiny little place called Glenelg and tranquility is so evident there it could be bottled. For those not in the know, it is located about 75 miles from Glasgow, on the coast over a mountain and half a mile over the sea from Skye. We stayed in a cottage hired through a company called Emerald Cottages and although it came with all mod cons ( dishwasher, washing machine, cooker, microwave, TV & Video ) the best thing about it was the silence. The local shop/post office sells any food you might need for a weeks stay but was so enchantingly rural you would be hard put to get 6 customers in it. The local Hotel ( the ... Read the complete review