Mallaig in Autumn hues. (Credit: Allison Lindsay)
SurfABLE, Moray offer adaptive surfing lessons. (Credit: Northport Studios)
Kilchurn Castle, Lochawe (Credit: Airborne Lens)
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Spirit of the Highlands and Islands - what is it?

Is it the land? The people? The sights, sounds and smells? All of these…and more…the spirit is captured in its stories…

We are celebrating stories of the Highlands and Islands on our digital archive, Spirit: Stories. Uncover the land, the people and the culture which have shaped our region past, present and future!

Explore our stories and discover our spirit!

Explore our natural landscape.
Discover our community stories.

Wellness and Community at the Heart of Sutherland

We're back! This week we're joined by Rachel Paterson from Venture North to explore the importance of community-led wellbeing experiences in central Sutherland.

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Featured Stories

The city of Inverness in the summer sunlight. The River Ness winds through the city towards the Moray Firth towards the right hand side of the image.
'The Great Charter' or 'Golden Charter' of Inverness 1592
The cloudy blue and pink sky above the rocky landscape of Ben Stack. A large loch is visible in the landscape, in the bottom half of the image
Volunteering with the Spirit of the Highlands and Islands
Circle of standing stones in a grassy field.
Callanish Calls Us Home
A river runs winds through the centre of the image. The land on both sides of the river is covered in tall green and yellow leaved trees. A layer of mist runs across the length of the image.
The Shinty Trail
Coire nan Cuairt-shruthan Mara (The Boiling Sea-cauldron of Argyll)