It is rumoured that vast graves were once found in the island’s north end, filled with the bones of giants. Perhaps some of them are merely sleeping? Stirring slowly among the hidden valleys, crags, and lofty prisons.

Created over a hundred thousand years ago by glacial drifts, the Fairy Glen or Bail Nan Cnoc (Village in the Hills) near Uig, has become emblematic of Skye’s unmatched natural beauty. Home to cone-shaped hillocks and a basalt castle, this place is synonymous with magic and the unseen world of trooping faeries.

During the festival of Samhain, the portals of the otherworld open, permitting the dead and faeries to roam the night free. At this time, to appease the darkness and ensure the survival of the community and its livestock through the harsh winter months, great fires were lit and the spirits fed with offerings of food and drink. In keeping with this ancient tradition, an assembly of Guisers feed the night and its unseen mouths by the fire’s embers.