- 75
- Episodes
- 5
- Transcribed
- 101
- Ratings
- Monthly
- Cadence
- 2020
- First episode
About Unique Scotland
John Harbour, from www.exclusivescottishvisits.co.uk, is your trusted, expert guide on the Unique Scotland podcast. These carefully crafted, impeccably researched programmes connect you with this small but beautiful land. You'll be introduced to the land itself, the people, and discover what makes them tick. John then takes you on virtual tours of every part of Scotland, from the Borders, to the Lowlands and then onto the Highlands and Islands. The craggy mountains as well as the beautiful white sandy beaches. Along the way, John covers the customs, traditions and culture, including the Clans - perhaps yours - and the part they played in the bloody Clan Wars. New episodes are regularly added so please 'Subscribe' and visit www.exclusivescottishvisits.co.uk to find out more.
- Publisher
- John Harbour
- Category
- society & culture · society & culture
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 19 May 2020
- Latest episode
- 1 Oct 2026
Latest episodes
5 of 75 episodes have a transcript.
1 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
The Hebrides - Inner and Outer - Part 2
3 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
Scotland's Outer Hebrides - via the isle of Skye - not the easiest of places to get to, espeically when ferries are cancelled....
2 Jul 2026TRANSCRIPT
Weaving in Scotland - Harris Tweed is at the centre of this amazing weaving story and the great brand NIKE takes centre stage!
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The Hebrides - Inner and Outer - Part 2
Published 1 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] The museum's arranged as a small township of traditional thatched cottages, preserving a way of life that survived on sky into the 20th century, but has now almost completely disappeared. The low stone buildings seem to hunker into the hillside, built to resist Atlantic weather rather than impress the passerby. Inside the rooms are simple and practical, an old croft house, a buyer, a smithy, a weaver's house, a barn and spaces filled with tools. household objects in the houses and photographs that reveal the texture of everyday Ireland's life of the past. Families grew crops on difficult land, they kept animals, they cut peat, they spun wool, they mended tools, they shared labour and relied on one another through horrendous weather conditions, shortages and isolation. […]
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- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.9 / 5
- 58 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.9 / 5
- 43 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 26 / 100
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- 19
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- 0
- YouTube
- 0
- Engagement
- 85
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