John William Stewart: the man who came home but changed so little
John William Stewart escaped Assynt, made his fortune in Canada and returned to buy the land on which he was born. The celebrations were enormous, but the transformation never came.
Frank Fraser Darling: the man who looked beyond the scenery
Frank Fraser Darling lived among seals, seabirds, crofters and storms before reaching a deeply uncomfortable conclusion: the Highland wilderness was neither untouched nor naturally empty.
Mr Lachlan: the preacher who had to be dragged from his bedroom
Mr Lachlan was Lochcarron’s celebrated preacher, reluctant prophet and anxious eccentric. Today, he lies almost unnoticed beside some much smaller neighbours.
