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Your source for news, updates, and stories from Kingairloch Estate—exploring its rich history, environmental projects, and the essence of Highland life.

Holiday Cottage Update

Over the winter months, we completed an exciting refresh of The Old Post Office, bringing it to life with bold,…

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Tales from the Hill: Spring 2025

This January after many years of absence, we were delighted to welcome the return of a Highland pony to the…

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Kingairloch’s Most Beloved Resident

Mention tame otters, and most people immediately think of Gavin Maxwell, the Scottish naturalist and author best known for Ring…

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Your Waterfront Table Awaits

Mark your calendars! The Boathouse Restaurant at Kingairloch Estate is reopening its doors for the season on Thursday, 10th April.…

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Tales from the Hill, Autumn 2024

The Red Deer Rut, like the clock timer of the natural world, has just concluded for another year. This year’s…

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Echoes of Creach Bheinn: A Mountain’s Tragic and Heroic Past

In May 1964, the rugged landscape of Creach Bheinn on the Morvern Peninsula became the site of a tragic yet…

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Future Forestry Taking Shape

I have been asked by many of our visiting clients and guests over the past months what the canes with…

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Stone Balancing: Adrian Gray’s Stunning New Sculpture Draws Interest and Reflection at Kingairloch

At the scenic head of Loch a’ Choire, a remarkable sculpture was installed earlier this year—a work of the internationally…

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Tales from the Hill, Summer 2024

Throughout summer, autumn and winter, our resident deer herd on the estate are managed in line with delivering an agreed…

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Freshly Picked News from the Walled Garden

Despite a slow start to the growing season due to an unseasonably cold spring, our vegetable boxes are now brimming…

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A Winter’s Tale

Guest newsletter contributor and local historian Iain Thornber shares an unusual story of a long ago winter on Kingairloch. One…

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Celtic Life International Magazine Article

During this past summer, Kingairloch Estate had the pleasure of hosting the award-winning photographer and writer, Tom Langlands, who resided…

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Tales from the Hill, Autumn 2023

Once again, the season is on the turn and we move into the months of the roaring stag, golden hues…

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5 Top Tips to Get Your Garden Ready for Winter

Top Tip #1: Managing Leaves At Kingairloch, leaf mould is an important constituent in the seed and potting composts that…

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Tales from the Hill, Summer 2023

After what appeared to be a record-breaking wet autumn in 2022, we have been blessed with dry and sunny early…

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Morvern Lines

Guest newsletter contributor and local historian Iain Thornber shares his knowledge on the dry-stone walls found throughout Kingairloch Estate and…

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Tales from the Hill, Spring 2023

This winter has been has brought mixed conditions and several spells of snow to sea level this year, which as…

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