The island of Gigha is a small gem, the most southerly of the true
Hebridean islands, lying just off Tayinloan on Scotland's Kintyre
peninsula. Gigha's good harbours, fertile land, mild climate and
strategically useful position have given it a fascinating
history.Catherine Czerkawska relates the sometimes turbulent story of
the people of Gigha, from the settlers of prehistoric times, through
successive incomers including the Celts, the Vikings, and the McNeill
lords of this island. A few years ago Gigha was the subject of the
largest community buyout in British history, and she brings the story up
to date, in examining the relationship between a contemporary island
community and its own rich past. The author, like so many people, fell
helplessly in love at first sight with Gigha and returns to it time and
again. This book explores just what it is that makes the island such an
enchanting place.