Books and guides
Over the lifetime of the scheme CALLP has enabled a wide range of books, guides and other publications to be produced. Publications and online resources include:
Coigach & Assynt—A Walker’s Guide by Dougie Cunningham
An excellent new walking guide to the area featuring 26 walks.
Available at https://www.nwhgeopark.com/shop/ and in local bookshops. Price £11.99
Fishing in Assynt—An Oral History by Dave McBain
A fascinating history of fishing told in the words of local fishermen.
Available from Inverbank Newsagents Lochinver, Rock Stop in Unapool, Ceilidh Place in Ullapool, and the Ullapool Bookshop. Price £10.
Coigach Fisheries by Angus McLeod
A fascinating history of fishing told in the words of local fishermen.
On sale locally in Achiltibuie and Ullapool. Price £5, or online £6, including p&p, by emailing coigach.heritage@gmail.com.
Between Mountain and Sea – a dog’s adventure in Coigach & Assynt by Jenny Grant

A beautifully illustrated children’s book.
Available in FISK, Polbain, Dornoch and Ullapool Bookshop, or online from www.jennygrant.co.uk. Price £16.50 soft back; £23 hard back.
Wellies & Wildlife by West Sutherland Fisheries Trust
Fun outdoor activities for children of all ages.
Available at https://www.wsft.org.uk/index.php/shop and in local shops. Price £3.
The Coigach & Assynt Collection edited by Ronan Martin
Traditional music, songs, historic photos and stories from Coigach & Assynt.
Available online at https://www.scotlandsmusic.com/Product/SM-6P3PXE/the-coigach-and-assynt-collection. Price £20.
The Story of Achlochan by Lizzie Williams
A history of this small peninsula packed with heritage.
Available in local shops. Price £3.50
Butterflies of Assynt by Assynt Field Club
A wildlife guide beautifully illustrated with full colour photographs.
Available from Lochinver Newsagent, Ullapool Ceilidh Place, Ullapool Bookshop;
Elphin Tea Room and The Rock Stop near Kylesku. Price £3.
Clachtoll Broch—An Iron Age Home in Assynt edited by Charlotte Douglas
A non-technical guide to the archaeological discoveries made at Clachtoll Broch.
Available in local shops. Free to anyone who was a volunteer on the project and to each household in Assynt. Usual price £5.
Gaelic Place Names of Assynt by Assynt Field Club
An explanation of the meaning of local Gaelic place names.
Free to browse at https://www.assyntplacenames.net/
Coigach—Who We Are by Fiona Taylor el al
A stunning photographic collection of local people in their landscape.
Available in local shops. Price £40 or £25 for Coigach residents featured in the book.
Coigach & Assynt Sense of Place Toolkit by North West Highlands Geopark
A website full of information and inspiration to help people understand and communicate this unique area.
Free to browse at https://www.nwhgeopark.com/sense-of-place/
Women of Coigach – by Lisa MacDonald
Original poetry in Gaelic and English describing the lives of women young and old.
Available from local shops from end February 2022. Price £7.99