Grand Tours of the Scottish Islands

Paul Murton sets out to experience island life today, uncovering the past and its connections with the present, pointing to the surprising and the beautiful lying just offshore.

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- Paul Murton profile
Paul embarks on a pilgrimage to the now uninhabited island of Heisgeir—Series 4, Off the Map: North Rona and the Monach Islands
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The chambered cairn at Quoyness: a remarkable monument to a now forgotten people—Series 4, From Flottay to Sanday: War and Peace in the North
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