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Ross Of Mull
The Ross of Mull (Scottish Gaelic: ''An Ros Mhuileach'') is the largest peninsula of the Isle of Mull, about long, and makes up the south-western part of the island. It is bounded to the north by Loch Scridain and to the south by the Firth of Lorne. The main villages are Bunessan and Fionnphort, with smaller settlements including Ardtun, Camas, Carsaig, Knockan, Pennyghael and Uisken. Knocknafenaig, Suidhe, and Shiaba are three of the many cleared settlements on the Ross. Historically the area's main industries consisted of crofting, fishing, kelp, and granite quarries. By 2011 this had shifted with tourism becoming the greatest employer accounting for 29% of employment, while between them farming and fishing made up 15%. The 1886 novel ''Kidnapped'' by Robert Louis Stevenson is partially set on the island of Erraid, a tidal island to the south west of the Ross of Mull. The 1945 film '' I Know Where I'm Going!'', directed by Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Highland Clearances
The Highland Clearances ( , the "eviction of the Gaels") were the evictions of a significant number of tenants in the Scottish Highlands and Islands, mostly in two phases from 1750 to 1860. The first phase resulted from Scottish Agricultural Revolution, agricultural improvement, driven by the need for landlords to increase their income – many had substantial debts, with actual or potential bankruptcy being a large part of the story of the clearances. This involved the enclosure of the Open-field system, open fields managed on the run rig system and shared grazing. These were usually replaced with large-scale Pastoral farming, pastoral farms on which much higher rents were paid. The displaced tenants were expected to be employed in industries such as fishing, quarrying, or Kelp#Uses, kelp harvesting and processing. Their reduction in status from farmer to Croft (land), crofter was one of the causes of resentment. The second phase involved overcrowded crofting communities from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Andrea Riseborough
Andrea Louise Riseborough (born 20 November 1981) is an English actress. She made her film debut with a small part in ''Venus'' (2006), and has since appeared in more prominent roles in '' Brighton Rock'' (2010), '' W.E.'' (2011), '' Shadow Dancer'' (2012), '' Oblivion'' (2013), '' Birdman'' (2014), '' Nocturnal Animals'' (2016), '' Battle of the Sexes'', '' The Death of Stalin'' (both 2017), '' Mandy'', '' Nancy'' (both 2018), '' The Grudge'', and '' Possessor'' (both 2020). For playing an alcoholic in '' To Leslie'' (2022), she was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress. Riseborough was nominated for a BAFTA TV for her portrayal of Margaret Thatcher in the television film '' The Long Walk to Finchley'' (2008). She won critical acclaim for her performances in the Channel 4 miniseries '' The Devil's Whore'' (2008) and '' National Treasure'' (2016), as well as the BBC One miniseries '' The Witness for the Prosecution'' (2016). Her stage credits include '' Miss Julie'', ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Damian Lewis
Damian Watcyn Lewis (born 11 February 1971) is a British actor, musician and producer. He rose to prominence portraying U.S. Army Major Richard Winters in the HBO miniseries ''Band of Brothers (miniseries), Band of Brothers''. Lewis won a Primetime Emmy Award and a Golden Globe Award for his portrayal of U.S. Marine Sergeant Nicholas Brody in the Showtime (TV network), Showtime series ''Homeland (TV series), Homeland'', and received nominations for his performance as Henry VIII of England in ''Wolf Hall (TV series), Wolf Hall''. He portrayed Bobby Axelrod in the Showtime series ''Billions (TV series), Billions'' in six out of seven seasons, and appeared in ''Once Upon a Time in Hollywood'' (2019) as actor Steve McQueen. Early life and education Lewis was born on 11 February 1971 at St John's Wood, London, the eldest son of Charlotte Mary (''née'' Bowater) and John "J." Watcyn Lewis, a City of London, City insurance broker with Lloyd's of London, Lloyd's.Collins, Lauren (2016). ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
The Silent Storm
''The Silent Storm'' is a 2014 British romantic drama film written and directed by Corinna McFarlane and starring Andrea Riseborough and Damian Lewis. It is the first non-James Bond film to be produced by Eon Productions, since ''Call Me Bwana''. Cast *Andrea Riseborough as Aislin *Damian Lewis as Balor *Ross Anderson as Fionn * Kate Dickie as Mrs McKinnon *John Sessions as Mr Smith *Eric Robertson as Mr Stewart Release The film premiered at the 2014 London Film Festival and was released in the United Kingdom on 20 May 2016. Reception The film has a 28% rating on Rotten Tomatoes. Anna Smith of ''Empire'' awarded the film four stars. Tara Brady of ''The Irish Times'' awarded the film two stars out of five. Cath Clarke of '' Time Out'' also awarded the film two stars out of five. Trevor Johnston of ''Radio Times ''Radio Times'' is a British weekly listings magazine devoted to television and radio programme schedules, with other features such as interviews, film reviews ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Calgary, Mull
Calgary is a hamlet on the northwest coast of the Isle of Mull, in Argyll and Bute, Scotland, United Kingdom. The hamlet is within the parish of Kilninian and Kilmore. It was the origin of the name of Fort Calgary in Canada, which became the city of Calgary, Alberta. Geography Calgary is situated on the B8073 about west of Dervaig, and from the island's capital Tobermory. The settlement is a small community of houses scattered near a hotel and the Calgary Farmhouse. The hamlet is at the eastern end of Calgary Bay and is framed by low hills, partly wooded. A broad area of machair (a grassy meadow growing on calcareous sand) lies between the land and the beach. As the tide falls a river meanders across the sands. The beach is served by a small car parking area and public toilets. It is not an official campsite but there is a designated area for short-stay wild camping in tents. Calgary Castle overlooks the bay. History The name comes from the Gaelic, ''Cala ghearraidh'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Duart Castle
Duart Castle, or ''Caisteal Dhubhairt'' in Scottish Gaelic, is a castle on the Isle of Mull, beside the Sound of Mull off the west coast of Scotland, within the council area of Argyll and Bute. The castle dates back to the 13th century and is the seat of Clan MacLean. One source states that the castle was "brought back from ruin in 1911". The regimental colours of the WW1 Canadian Expeditionary Force 236th Battalion (New Brunswick Kilties), CEF are laid up in the Great Hall. History Duart Castle was probably built by Clan MacDougall in the 13th century, and appears to have come into the hands of Clan MacLean in the following century. In 1350, Lachlan Lubanach Maclean of Duart, the 5th Clan Chief, married Mary Macdonald, daughter of John of Islay, Lord of the Isles, and Duart was part of her dowry. John of Islay's son, Donald Macdonald, Lord of the Isles, confirmed the castle by charter to the Macleans in 1390. In 1647, Duart Castle was attacked and laid siege to by the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Colonsay
Colonsay (; ; ) is an island in the Inner Hebrides of Scotland, located north of Islay and south of Isle of Mull, Mull. The ancestral home of Clan Macfie and the Colonsay branch of Clan MacNeil, it is in the council area of Argyll and Bute and has an area of . Aligned on a south-west to north-east axis, it measures in length and reaches at its widest point. Geology The Colonsay Group, which takes its name from the island, is an estimated sequence of mildly Metamorphism, metamorphosed Neoproterozoic sedimentary rocks that also outcrop on the islands of Islay and Oronsay, Inner Hebrides, Oronsay and the surrounding seabed. The sequence has been correlated with the Grampian Group, the oldest part of the Dalradian, Dalradian Supergroup. It includes the metawackes of the Oronsay Greywacke Formation, the sandstones of the Dun Gallain Grit Formation, the metasandstones and metamudstones of the Machrins Arkose, Kilchattan and Milbuie formations, the sandstones and phyllites of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Emeric Pressburger
Emeric Pressburger (born Imre József Pressburger; 5 December 19025 February 1988) was a Hungarian-British screenwriter, film director, and producer. He is best known for his series of film collaborations with Michael Powell, in a collaboration partnership known as the Archers, and produced a series of films, including '' 49th Parallel'' (US: ''The Invaders'', 1941), ''The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp'' (1943), '' A Matter of Life and Death'' (US: ''Stairway to Heaven'', 1946), '' Black Narcissus'' (1947), '' The Red Shoes'' (1948), and '' The Tales of Hoffmann'' (1951). Early years Imre József Pressburger was born in Miskolc, in the Kingdom of Hungary, of Jewish heritage. He was the only son (he had one elder half-sister from his father's previous marriage) of Kálmán Pressburger, estate manager, and his second wife, Kätherina (née Wichs). He attended a boarding-school in Temesvár (today better known as Timișoara), where he was a good pupil, excelling at mathemat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Michael Powell (director)
Michael Latham Powell (30 September 1905 – 19 February 1990) was an English filmmaker, celebrated for his partnership with Emeric Pressburger. Through their production company The Archers, they together wrote, produced and directed a series of classic British films, notably ''The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp'' (1943), ''A Canterbury Tale'' (1944), ''I Know Where I'm Going!'' (1945), ''A Matter of Life and Death'' (1946, ''Stairway to Heaven'' in the U.S.), ''Black Narcissus'' (1947), ''The Red Shoes'' (1948) and ''The Tales of Hoffmann'' (1951). His controversial ''Peeping Tom'' (1960), which was so vilified on first release that it seriously damaged his career, is now considered a classic, and possibly the earliest " slasher movie". Many renowned filmmakers, such as Francis Ford Coppola, George A. Romero, Brian De Palma, Bertrand Tavernier and Martin Scorsese have cited Powell as an influence. In 1981, Powell and Pressburger received the BAFTA Fellowship, the highest h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
I Know Where I'm Going!
''I Know Where I'm Going!'' is a 1945 romance film directed and written by the British filmmakers Powell and Pressburger, Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger. It stars Wendy Hiller and Roger Livesey, and features Pamela Brown (actress), Pamela Brown. Plot Joan Webster is a 25-year-old, upper middle class Englishwoman with an ambitious, independent spirit, who always "knows where she's going". She travels from her home in Manchester to the isle of Kiloran in the Hebrides to marry Sir Robert Bellinger, a very wealthy, much older industrialist. When bad weather postpones the final leg of her journey (the boat trip to Kiloran), she is forced to wait it out on the Isle of Mull, among a community of people whose values are quite different from hers. There she meets Torquil MacNeil, a Royal Navy officer trying to go home to Kiloran while on shore leave. She also meets some of the residents, such as the boatman Ruairidh Mhór, the eccentric falconry, falconer Colonel Barnstaple, and t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Erraid
Erraid () is a tidal island approximately square located in the Inner Hebrides of Scotland. It lies west of Mull (to which it is linked by a beach at low tide) and southeast of Iona. The island receives about of rainWalker, Alex (Ed). (1994). ''The Kingdom Within: A Guide to the Spiritual Work of the Findhorn Community''. Findhorn Press. and 1,350 hours of sunshine annually, making it one of the driest and sunniest places on the western seaboard of Scotland. It is attended by numerous uninhabited small islets, the largest being Eilean Dubh (of which there are two), Eilean nam Muc, Eilean Chalmain, Eilean Ghomain and Eilean na Seamair. The island features a disused signal station for the lighthouses on Dubh Artach and Skerryvore and a row of cottages built for the lighthouse keepers. Satish Kumar has also visited the island and his autobiography includes an account of the event. The island is privately owned and is home to an intentional community, part of the Findhorn Foun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
