ISLE OF COLL DRIVE. with live commentary

This video was filmed on the little island of Coll in the Scottish Inner Hebrides. I was actually born in a cottage on the island ( No Hospitals ).

[jimdevlin]

Fantastic video, brings back some very happy memories, way back in the 70's I worked in a school in Coatbridge and a member of staff had connections in coll we brought a group of pupils for a week to the cottage and caravan ( I think it was at Clabach), we had a great week, walking, beachcombing and generally relaxing, apart from a days potato picking at Sorisdale, the guys name was David Moore and I think he had relatives on the island. I dearly hope to get back some day .

[richardleigh]

Fantastic, I am from london and I always dream of going to places like coll, oh for the peace and quiet, perhaps if I win the lottery! There I go, dreaming again!!.

[cathygillies]

My MacLean ancestors came from Coll and emigrated to Nova Scotia (Cape Breton Island) in the 1820s. Great to make a virtual visit to the island. Thank you!

[cement.stilettos]

Thank you so much for sharing this. My son is visiting there right now and was telling me how beautiful and peaceful it is, and that's how I came across your video. 😊 Everyone seems so friendly there, and it is beautiful! Hopefully I'll visit too one day.

[SaraFirth-rr]

Thank you so much for sharing this video. It brought back many childhood memories of summer holidays spent there during the 1970's early 80's spent on this beautiful Island. We used to camp on land owned by the Macraes, that encompassed a beautiful beach. Spent many a moment seal watching and on occasions was lucky enough to spot the odd whale or two! Mrs Macrae made the best Scotch Pancakes and Griddle scones too! Wonderful memories - need to come back one day soon.

[melissaj]

Thank you. My son is walking about on the east side of the Isle today. Hopefully we’ll see some of where he’s walking.

[michaelmcsweeney]

The video is much appreciated.
My 6th Great Grandfather, Donald Kennedy is listed as being from Tatamore? born 1740.

[neilking]

I enjoyed that. I've been to Coll a number of times but not for 20 years or so now. Thanks.

[markwhidby]

Thank you for a great video. It brings back many happy memories of when I visited Coll for a week back in 1993. I stayed at Tigh na Mara with the Sturgeons. There was a man there who helped out in the guest house called Ralph - it turned out that during the war he had been stationed in the same village that my parents lived in at that time - a small world! I also remember a crew of workmen re-doing the tarmac surface on the B8070 going out of Arinagour - I wonder if that is now in the same state as the one you were driving along. I would love to pay another visit some day - it was great being there with all the beautiful beaches. I still have a framed photo of a plane flying high in the blue sky leaving a white vapour trail above one of them. Thank you once more.

[annageorge]

Wow thank you for this video. I was curious of what Coll looked like after digging into our family tree. I’m in Australia but traced our family back to Coll where 6 generations were Lairds of Coll. If it’s such a tiny population now…do you know what it was like way back in 1400s and 1500s?

[suzannemarshall]

I am also Australian and my ancestors came from Coll. Lairds it was.

[Dylandog]

I noticed what I believe were some Yuccas by a house on the lhs so the temperature on Coll must rarely drop to a few degrees above freezing. Apart from a commerical copse of pine, I saw no trees worth to mention. Surely someone should plant beech, birch, rowan and oak in sheltered areas for future generations to enjoy.

[hjones]

A family near us go there for 2 weeks every August - they love to get away from it all and wouldn't go anywhere else.