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	Gigha
		Gigha Today - So - what is there to do on Gigha?
		On the 15th March 2002 the Island was purchased in a Historic buy-out by the inhabitants of Gigha.
		It is now owned and managed by the Isle of Gigha Heritage Trust who wish to thank you for your continued support which has given them the encouragement to develop and maintain these beautiful gardens into the 21st century.
	www.gigha.org.uk /gardens/index.php (264 words)

	Gigha – a new dawn (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		However such was the Fund’s confidence in the Gigha community that it was able to offer the community a grant of £3.525 million to complete the community buyout.
		However, a condition of the grant was for the Isle of Gigha Heritage Trust to pay back £1 million of the grant by March 2004 which the island successfully achieved.
		Most people on Gigha rent their homes from the Trust and already we have engaged a design team and put in place the finances for a £3 million Housing Improvement Programme of all Trust housing.
	www.biglotteryfund.org.uk /hi/case_slf_gigha?regioncode=-uk&from=pd&progStatus=undefined&status=theProg&title=Isle (640 words)

	GighaSteinmanBackground
		Gigha is an active member of the American Warmblood Society, as their Dressage Representative for Florida. She firmly supports their goal of breeding "the best to the best". She is also a member of the Friesian Sport Horse Registry, and is a proud breeder and promoter of this breed.
		Gigha is also active as a dressage instructor, and judges several schooling shows each year as well. She is also a nationally certified equine appraiser, specializing in dressage and sporthorse appraisals, with a rating of "excellent" from the American Society of Equine Appraisers.
		Gigha lives in Astor, Florida. She currently trains out of her River Oaks Farm (Astor), and is also available for lessons and clinics at Hanover Farm (DeLand). Please email for more information.
	www.homestead.com /LochinvarDressage/GighaSteinmanBackground.html (332 words)

	Gigha, Tour Scotland.
		The name Gigha may mean God's Island although Norse invaders probably knew it as the 'isle of the good harbours' because although the island is less than seven miles long, it has an astonishing twenty- five miles of coastline and a great number of small, sheltered bays.
		A few years ago, Gigha was the subject of the largest community buyout in British history, and as well as writing about the complex history of the islanders, the author examines the relationship between a contemporary island community and its own rich past.
		This is the story of the people of Gigha, based on an examination of changing settlement patterns on the island from prehistoric times to the present day.
	www.visitdunkeld.com /gigha.htm (526 words)

	International Flower Essence Repertoire - Gigha (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		With thousands of trees protecting the gardens from sea winds, and the Gulf Stream making Gigha the warmest place in Scotland, Achamore Gardens are a fabulous backdrop for reflecting on the exquisite energies and qualities of flower essences.
		Gigha (pronounced "ghee-ah") is a beautiful island all of 6 miles in length, and 1.5 miles wide located just 3 miles off the mainland coast of Kintyre.
		The courses that will be on offer from IFER on Gigha will chiefly be between 4 days and 7 days duration, to enable the extra effort of travel to be all the more rewarding, with seminar teachers able to explore their topics with greater depth.
	www.healingflowers.com /gigha.htm (248 words)

	Gigha - Wikinfo
		Gigha is a small island off the west coast of Kintyre in Scotland.
		Gigha is known for its Ayrshire cattle and goat's cheese.
		Gigha was recently purchased from its hereditary laird by its residents.
	www.wikinfo.org /wiki.php?title=Gigha (508 words)

	Arran, Kintyre and Gigha walking tour
		Arran is often described as "Scotland in miniature" because it has mountains, beaches, cliffs, farmlands and thousands of acres of untamed forests, hills and waterfalls, all packaged together in an area approximately 20 miles long by 10 miles wide.
		Gigha - Norse: gja-ey' cleft island' or 'God's island' or `good island' - is the most southerly of the Hebridean Islands.
		Gigha has beautiful bays, lochs and gently sloping hillsides as well as a variety of wild and birdlife.
	www.scotlandwalking.co.uk /aauk/pages/arrantour.htm (1905 words)

	The lessons of Gigha and Stornoway (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		One of the most satisfactory aspects of the successful community buy-out of the island of Gigha has been the late conversion of its former proprietor to the philosophy of the communal ownership of land.
		Derek Holt was persuaded to accept the amount offered by the community for Gigha, and to hand the island over to its residents - albeit with a thankfully brief lecture about their new responsibilities as landowners and "business people".
		In short, Gigha was too expensive and - even once the majority of the population supported it and the money had been raised - it almost fell through.
	www.caledonia.org.uk /socialland/whfp-011031.htm (647 words)

	Paghat's Garden: Rhododendron calostrotum ssp calostrotum var gigha
		We planted an array of four little 'Gigha' shrubs on the morning-sun side of the chokecherry's dripline, where in time they should blend together forming a groundcover.
		'Gigha' is widely regarded as one of the finest of all dwarf evergreen rhodies, & I would certainly get in line to second that.
		This variant's name is after the Isle of Gigha on the west coast of Scotland, a paradise for gardened alipine rhododedrons, with Achamore Gardens providing an on-line garden tour as particular proof.
	www.paghat.com /rhody_gigha.html (506 words)

	Isle of Gigha Travel Guide
		Gigha () - pronounced "gheeya" - is a low-lying, fertile island three miles off the west coast of Kintyre, reputedly occupied for 5000 years.
		Gigha is so small - six miles by one mile - that most visitors come here just for the day.
		The Gigha Hotel is also the place to go for tea and cakes, and for bar meals (with tables outside should the weather be fine).
	www.travelotica.com /travelguide/37978/scotland/isle-of-gigha/index.htm (336 words)

	Scotsman.com News - Isle of Gigha
		GIGHA residents were yesterday given the keys to the first new social housing on the island in 50 years, built as part of a £2.9 million affordable homes project.
		THE first major housing development on Gigha was launched yesterday, the third anniversary of the...
		THE residents of Gigha are on track to repay the £1m loan that allowed them to buy their island...
	news.scotsman.com /topics.cfm?tid=714 (458 words)

	Isle of Gigha - Welcome from Andy and Viv to Gigha
		The Isle of Gigha was named by the Vikings 'Gudey', The Good Isle or God's Isle, and it really is such a special place that once you visit, you will always want to return.
		Gigha enjoys a special reputation for the variety of its scenery, wild and birdlife; peace and quiet and the total relaxation that it offers.
		Gigha is the southernmost island of the Inner Hebrides, is 6 miles long, and because it is low lying and influenced by the North Atlantic Drift the climate is drier and warmer than that normally associated with the west coast of Scotland.
	www.greyrock.co.uk /gigha/gigha.html (304 words)

	Gigha, circumnavigation by sea kayak.
		Gigha Sound, waiting for the otter to come back to the surface.
		Point Sands on the Mull of Kintyre, where we launched, is 126 miles, 2hrs 40 minutes from the M8 Kingston Bridge in the centre of Glasgow, via the Erskine Bridge, Loch Lomond, Tarbet, Arrochar, Inverary, Loch Gilphead and Tarbert.
		Gigha, has a hotel and a selection of bed and breakfast and self catering accommodation, details found on above websites.
	www.gla.ac.uk /medicalgenetics/seakayaking_gigha.htm (857 words)

	Isle of Gigha, Scotland. Travel guide & tourist information by Hostelbookers.com
		Gigha (www.isle-of-gigha.co.uk) – pronounced "gheeya" – is a low-lying, fertile island three miles off the west coast of Kintyre, reputedly occupied for 5000 years.
		The real draw of Gigha, however, apart from the peace and quiet, are the white sandy beaches – including one at Ardminish itself – that dot the coastline.
		Gigha is so small – six miles by one mile – that most visitors come here just for the day.
	www.hostelbookers.com /guides/scotland/isle_of_gigha (290 words)

	Clan MACNEIL
		The Gigha Macneills are supposed to have sprung from Torquil Macneill, designated in his charter, "filius Nigelli", who, in the early part of the 15th century, received from the Lord of the Isles a charter of the lands of Gigha and Taynish, with the constabulary of Castle Sweyn, in Knapdale.
		The chief of the Macneills of Gigha, in the first half of the 16th century, was Neill Macneill, who was killed, with many gentlemen of his tribe in 1530, in a feud with Allan Maclean of Torlusk, called Ailen nan Sop, brother of Maclean of Dowart.
		The estates of Gigha and Taynish were posessed by his descendants till 1780, when the former was sold to Macneill of Colonsay, a cadet of the family.
	www.electricscotland.com /webclans/m/macneil2.html (3583 words)

	Homehunt - Providers - Berwickshire Housing Association (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		To this end the Isle of Gigha Heritage Trust is striving to improve all Trust owned housing, to provide new houses to rent through our partners Fyne Homes Housing Association and to ensure that there are opportunities for households to build their own homes should they so wish.
		Gigha works and advises how you can apply for a Trust house, whether you are an existing or prospective tenant.
		Gigha service is operated by the Isle of Gigha Heritage Trust Limited, the data controller, whose registered office is at Gigha Hotel, Isle of Gigha, Argyll PA41 7AA.
	www.homehunt.info /gigha.shtml (636 words)

	Achamore House, Isle of Gigha brochure
		Achamore House is a lovely baronial mansion built in 1884 by Captain James Scarlett, set in the midst of 50 acres of the magnificent Achamore Gardens, chiefly created by Col. Sir James Horlick during his ownership of Gigha from 1944 till 1972.
		In March 2002 the Isle of Gigha engaged in an historic community buyout, ending centuries of feudal land ownership.
		As part of the government help package, a loan was made to the Isle of Gigha Heritage Trust which had to be repaid by March 15th 2004.
	www.2stay.com /uk/hotels/achamore.html (570 words)

	Armin's World Tour of Scotland - Isle of Gigha
		He was looking for a place with a kind climate and free from severe frosts, which would allow him to pursue his passion for rhododendrons and and exotic shrubs.
		Gigha being an island obviously has a lot of coastline.
		I had a very nice day on Gigha (by the way, it is pronounced geeya with a hard g), despite the weather not being perfect.
	www.worldtour-of-scotland.com /preparation/gigha.shtml (324 words)

	Gigha
		Seven miles long by a mile and a half wide, Gigha is situated three miles west of the Kintyre peninsular, approximately three hours drive from the City of Glasgow.
		Gigha is breathtaking — sandy beaches, clear green seas, a host of wildlife There are also world renowned Gardens to explore — viewed by the islanders as the “Jewel in the Crown”.
		The community is forward-looking and I am tremendously impressed with the ambitions to make Gigha a sustainable island both in environmental and economic terms.
	www.gigha.org.uk (411 words)

	The Scottish Sealife Sanctuary - RESIDENTS (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Gigha was born in June 1982, she comes from Fife in Scotland.
		While Gigha was there the well meaning people tried to feed her on tuna fish and condensed milk which is a truly unhealthy diet for a baby seal.
		Gigha is the smallest and most agile of the seals.
	www.sealsanctuary.co.uk /resoban.html (355 words)

	SourceWire \| Press Releases - Gigha scoops three environmental awards
		Gigha has been able to invest the profits from the windfarm and complete the first phase of a housing improvement programme for its residents.
		Gigha has now become a leading authority on community owned windfarms and held a conference last June with speakers from Green Energy UK, the planning authority, the construction company and technical advisors.
		The residents of Gigha created a development plan detailing what was to be done and, after three years, with 23 new homes being built, an island-wide housing improvement programme underway, an island quarry established, upgrading of the hotel, restructuring of the farmland and repayment of £1.15 million debt, the fortunes of Gigha have been reversed.
	sourcewire.com /releases/rel_display.php?relid=23635&hilite= (1416 words)

	Achamore House bed and breakfast accommodation Island of Gigha Scotland
		Gigha lies at the extremity of the Gulf Stream and as such has a climate of a very temperate nature.
		On the 15th March 2002 the Island was purchased in an historic buy-out by the inhabitants of Gigha.
		The Isle of Gigha is about 3 hours from Glasgow by car and ferry (Tayinloan to Ardminish).
	www.aboutscotland.com /argyll/achamore.html (628 words)

	BBC News \| SCOTLAND \| Islanders win battle for Gigha
		The islanders of Gigha have won the fight to own their own island - despite the fact they were not the top bidders in the sale.
		Willie McSporran, spokesman for the new Isle of Gigha Community Trust, said: "This is a historic and wonderful day for the islanders - it marks a new chapter in our story and I'm sure the celebrations will be remembered for a long, long time.
		I would like to pay tribute to the tenacity of the Gigha community who have worked so hard over the last few weeks to put the bid together, they are to be congratulated.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/scotland/1628573.stm (625 words)

	BBC - Press Office - Gigha, Buying Our Island
		There were emotional celebrations in a wind-swept ceremony outside the Gigha Hotel when the new chairman of the Isle of Gigha Heritage Trust accepted the title deeds of the island on behalf of the people.
		The cost of the island is over £4 million and the locals - farmers, fishermen, the ferryman, carpenter and teacher - have to raise £1 million to pay back.
		Gigha - Buying Our Island follows a year in the lives of the residents as they experience the highs, lows and responsibilities of owning their own island home.
	www.bbc.co.uk /pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2002/12_december/30/gigha.shtml (218 words)

	Fyne Homes : our homes : Gigha
		The houses vary in size from one bedroom to four bedroom and are a mix of detached and semi detached.
		All three have worked previously of Gigha and are committed to the growth and development of the island.
		These houses will be the first built on the island for over 30 years and local people await their completion with interest and excitement.
	www.fynehomes.org.uk /podium/fyne/ces_general.nsf/wpg/our_homes-gigha (167 words)

	Minister sees rural regeneration in Gigha visit
		Communities Minister Malcolm Chisholm visited Gigha today to see how a range of housing, economic, and environmental schemes are helping islanders since their ground-breaking community buy out in 2002.
		The Isle of Gigha Quarry, as operated by Gigha Trading Ltd, is a subsidiary of The Isle of Gigha Heritage Trust.
		This grant for Gigha will buy equipment, pay for related running costs, and contribute to the salary costs of a part time employee and the grant will be complemented by sales income from the quarry and a £50,000 loan from the Gigha Trust.
	www.lc.communitiesscotland.gov.uk /stellent/groups/public/documents/csnews/cs_010400.hcsp (977 words)

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