Moves are well in hand in an attempt to declare the Isle of Coll a 'Dark Skies' island .........

Dark Sky Scotland - www.darkskyscotland.org.uk has lots of information about the ethos behind this international movement, a hope that some parts of the world will remain free from light pollution, where one can fully appreciate the true beauty of a night sky.

Coll is already most of the way there, the nearest street light being in Tobermory on the neighbouring island of Mull. Areas for sky watching have already been ear marked and the process of formal recognition is under way. By the time the summer wanes to reveal the amazing night skies that all us Collachs often take for granted, Coll will, hopefully, be a fully fledged 'Dark Skies island'.

Please come back for updates on the progress of this exciting project........