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On the trail of a SCOTTISH HEROINE

The largest of the Inner Hebrides isles, with its jagged peaks that pierce the sky, and moody mountains that loom over eerily still lochs, Skye is a place that has inspired many a storyteller.

In Scottish folklore, myths and legends were traditionally passed down from generation to generation as a way of helping people understand the world around them or to instil confidence (or fear) in a clan.

On Skye there is much to fathom: the Old Man of Storr, for instance, a rocky

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