A taste of Gaelic …. An Dùbhlachd – December
Unlike in English, the months in Gaelic are preceded by the word ‘the’ and as you would expect, are linked to describing that particular time of year. ‘An Dùbhlachd’ (pronounced ‘an doolachk’ with the ‘ch’ as in ‘loch’) means the ‘darkness’ or ‘blackness’ and of course refers to … Read More
Our Award Winning Spiced Gin
We are delighted that our Spiced gin won Silver Medal in the Herb & Spice Flavoured Gin of the Year category at this year’s Scottish Gin Awards The Scottish Gin Awards, one of the largest and highly regarded gin competitions in the UK, revealed its winners last night. … Read More
November – An t-Samhain
November marks the end of the Celtic summer and the beginning of winter with An t-Samhain being the Gaelic word for the month and this time of year. This relates to the seasonal transition that was marked with the festival of Samhainn (pronounced soween – ‘sow’ as in … Read More
Sabhal Mòr Ostaig – Celebrating 50 years!
This autumn marks the 50th anniversary of Sabhal Mòr Ostaig, recognised internationally as the National Centre for Gaelic Language and Culture, located just 6 miles down the beautiful coastal road from Hotel Eilean Iarmain towards Armadale. In 1972, Sir Iain Noble set up Fearann Eilean Iarmain (of which … Read More
Normal lunch and dinner service resumes
We are now welcoming lunch and dinner guests as normal, following a temporary shortage of staff. Grateful thanks to you all for your patience. Please see our sample Specials, Lunch and Dinner menus on our Eat and Drink page and come and enjoy delicious local seafood and Estate … Read More
Gallery An Talla Dearg
Fàilte air Darren Rees gu Gallery An Talla Dearg! / We warmly welcome Darren Rees to the Gallery as our first exhibiting artist of the season! Darren will be with us until 29th March and will also be giving a talk on Tues 21st March at 8pm. All … Read More