THE ISLAND OF HANDA
‘The sands of Handa are pearly white, and the machair [meadow] above them stretches like an emerald carpet along the shore. At the north end of the machair you will find a sheep fold, a row of ruined foundations, and a tiny graveyard close by. There are only a few upright stones in the graveyard, with one flat table slab on which is carved the name of “Peter Morrison”. Further on there is a solitary shepherd’s house without a tenant. That is [hut-like houses]
