The Saints of the Hebrides is a grounded exploration of Scotland's western islands where faith was shaped by sea roads, wind, distance, and the daily discipline of endurance.This book traces a documented sacred geography through Iona and St Columba, island chapels, holy wells, shore crosses, burial places, and the Gaelic language that preserved devotion across generations.Inside you will find:Iona's lasting authority and the Columba tradition in the western imaginationChapel life in small communities and the spiritual rhythm of island worshipHoly wells and practices of care rooted in local custom and place memoryCrosses, stones, and boundary markers that shaped movement and conductBurial grounds and remembrance where kinship and continuity were held in the landscapeGaelic speech and place names as carriers of sacred traditionChange and survival in the living sacred westFor readers of Scottish history, Celtic Christianity, and island heritage, this is a serious, readable account of how saints and sacred places formed a moral map for life in the Hebrides.

The Saints of the Hebrides is a grounded exploration of Scotland's western islands where faith was shaped by sea roads, wind, distance, and the daily discipline of endurance.This book traces a documented sacred geography through Iona and St Columba, island chapels, holy wells, shore crosses, burial places, and the Gaelic language that preserved devotion across generations.Inside you will find:Iona's lasting authority and the Columba tradition in the western imaginationChapel life in small communities and the spiritual rhythm of island worshipHoly wells and practices of care rooted in local custom and place memoryCrosses, stones, and boundary markers that shaped movement and conductBurial grounds and remembrance where kinship and continuity were held in the landscapeGaelic speech and place names as carriers of sacred traditionChange and survival in the living sacred westFor readers of Scottish history, Celtic Christianity, and island heritage, this is a serious, readable account of how saints and sacred places formed a moral map for life in the Hebrides.

The Saints of the Hebrides is a grounded exploration of Scotland's western islands where faith was shaped by sea roads, wind, distance, and the daily discipline of endurance.This book traces a documented sacred geography through Iona and St Columba, island chapels, holy wells, shore crosses, burial places, and the Gaelic language that preserved devotion across generations.Inside you will find:Iona's lasting authority and the Columba tradition in the western imaginationChapel life in small communities and the spiritual rhythm of island worshipHoly wells and practices of care rooted in local custom and place memoryCrosses, stones, and boundary markers that shaped movement and conductBurial grounds and remembrance where kinship and continuity were held in the landscapeGaelic speech and place names as carriers of sacred traditionChange and survival in the living sacred westFor readers of Scottish history, Celtic Christianity, and island heritage, this is a serious, readable account of how saints and sacred places formed a moral map for life in the Hebrides.