Tom Weir Archives

Glen Esk to John O’Groats Part Five

Tom Weir considers man’s changes to Scotland’s coast from Nigg Bay to the Dornoch Firth Part One Part Two Part Three Part Four I went next to Nigg Bay […]

Outdoor Scotland

Glen Esk to John O’Groats Part Four

Part Four: Tom Weir’s thoughts on the new A9, and proposals for ski slopes in Lurcher’s Gully in 1980 I’ve been doing plenty journeying myself lately, literally from John o’ […]

Outdoor Scotland

Glen Esk to John O’Groats Part Three

Part Three: Along the Waters of Unich I could have done with a lot more of the gorge which ended suddenly on undulating moorland, the kind of country you […]

Culture

Tom Weir | West Highland Magic Part Six

Tom Weir’s feature on discovering a “passport to wonder” through the West Highland Railway line, republished from a 1960s issue of The Scots Magazine Part One Part Two Part Three […]

Culture

Tom Weir | West Highland Magic Part Five

Tom Weir’s feature on discovering a “passport to wonder” through the West Highland Railway line, republished from a 1960s issue of The Scots Magazine Part One Part Two Part Three […]

Outdoor Scotland

Glen Esk to John O’Groats Part Two

Part Two: Along the Waters of Unich The favourite walk from Glen Esk is to Loch Lee. In fact, I had never been beyond this point, so it was […]

Culture

Tom Weir | West Highland Magic Part 4

Tom Weir’s feature on discovering a “passport to wonder” through the West Highland Railway line, republished from a 1960s issue of The Scots Magazine Click here for part one Click here […]

Culture

Tom Weir | West Highland Magic Part 3

Tom Weir’s feature on discovering a “passport to wonder” through the West Highland Railway line, republished from a 1960s issue of The Scots Magazine Click here for part one Click here […]

Culture

West Highland Magic Lives On

The West Highland Railway line has gone through many changes since it first connected Glasgow to Fort William in 1894, but for Tom Weir – and for our readers, too – […]

Culture

Tom Weir | West Highland Magic

Tom Weir’s feature on discovering a “passport to wonder” through the West Highland Railway line, republished from a 1960s issue of The Scots Magazine The West Highland Railway was 70 years […]