The Scottish Islands by Hamish Haswell Smith contains the most complete information available on all of the islands of the Scotland. It presents detailed information on each island, beautiful black and white drawings and complete maps. It is a superb tour without leaving home. We are presenting the review of this book in a very different format. We will ask you a series of questions about the islands. You answer each question and email your responses with Island in the subject line. We will email back the right answers.

The Scottish Island Quiz
  1. What island lies between two notoriously dangerous tidal races, the Corryvrecakn to the south and the Grey Dogs to the north?

  2. What island is home to An Cala - a five acre garden started in 1930 by Lord Elibank and his wife, the actresses Faith Celli and is still open today?

  3. What island's St. Michael's Church, now has a bell which is the ship's bell from a German battle-cruiser and the altar base is the bow of a lifeboat from the aircraft-carrier Hermes?

  4. What island is known for a huge lobster found in 1946 which was 35 inches long, 15 1/2 inches in circumference, with a 7 1/2 inches of cutting edge on the scissor claw and an empty shell weight of 10 1/4 pounds?

  5. What island did Bonnie Prince Charlie get stranded on for 4 days in 1746 ?

  6. What island has a local magnetic anomaly in the area causing compass needles unusually, being repelled from the centre of the disturbance?

  7. What island is known for the oldest altered Christian building in Britain?

  8. What island is almost entirely composed of Upper Old Red Sandstone?

  9. What island has a rock stack called the Clett with a hermitage on the top of it?

  10. What island has an islet which James IV used to conduct 'Original Language' experiments?

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