Gille Buidhe's Broch

We didn’t want leave… but we had to, so that other people can enjoy this wonderful place 😊

Sun shines so brightly, silhouetting the islands and reflecting the houses of Polbain, giving them all a yellow hue. The Brochs nestling bodily under their turf roofs and peering out upon the spectacle before them. A warm welcome includes home baked cakes, single malt, freshly laid eggs and tips about where we can get more. Local and amazing ingredients are enjoyed including scallops, crabbies‘, filet steaks, vegetables to die for, decent wine for under £10 a bottle, sausages from Cumberland, Sornoway black pudding and beetroot with apple pickle - we have feasted like Kings!

This week has been like a plunge into a especially refreshing pool - such beauty and all at such a different pace. I am even more convinced that this is a „thin“ place, where it’s easier and simpler to connect with its creator! We‘ve enjoyed every moment. Thank you both.

One is hard put to say anything that has not already been said in praise of the Broch - that and the artwork of visitors. But - here goes our list. The wind, the sun, the clouds, the changing light on the Summer Isles and the sea have transfixed us as we sit morning and night at the „front“ window. The remoteness of Coigach as we explored it has been an experience as never before, such an astonishing sense of isolation and splendour combined. The house itself was exactly what we had hoped for and much more. It is a long journey from Philadelphia, but a journey that has changed our lives!

What a magical spot! The area, the views, the wildlife, the smells are - of course - fantastic… but it is the Brochs and the style with which you have designed and furnished them, which really makes the magic. Thank you for allowing us to stay and for your hospitality We will be back - if you let us!