After a busy week working, there is nothing Ramsay MacMahon looks forward to more than leaving the chaos behind and exploring Scotland鈥檚 hidden treasures. Today he is island-hopping in Argyll鈥檚 Slate Islands.

Known as the 鈥業slands that Roofed the World鈥�, Ramsay learns about the rich history of the slate quarrying industry that shaped these islands. Starting at the Clachan Bridge, known as the Bridge Over the Atlantic, he drives through Seil, to catch the ferry to Luing. There he meets a local who worked in the island鈥檚 slate quarries.

Next, it鈥檚 over to Belnahua, a deserted island where the quarry has gouged out the island鈥檚 landscape and the ruins of the miners鈥� cottages still stand.

The next morning Ramsay travels to Easdale, home of the World Stone-Skimming Championships. Here he gets the ultimate stone-skimming lesson using Easdale鈥檚 perfectly formed slate pebbles.

As d猫idh seachdain thrang aig obair chan eil dad is fhe脿rr le Ramsay MacMahon na c霉l a chur ris a bhaile agus 脿itichean inntinneach na h-Alba a鈥檒org: an t-seachdain seo, eileanan an sgl猫ata ann an Earragh脿idheal.

Chanadh daoine gun iad na h-eileanan a chuir mullach air an t-saoghal, agus tha beairteas eachdraidh obair an sgl猫ata a鈥檉eitheamh air.

A-null air Drochaid a鈥機hlachain gu Eilean Saoil, agus aiseag gu Luinn, airson cothrom c貌mhraidh le fear a bha ag obair anns na cuairidhean. Tha eathar eile a鈥檛oirt Ramsay gu Beul na h-Uamha, eilean f脿s far an do rinn a鈥檆huairidh sgrios air cruth an eilein; tha tobhtaichean dachanan an luchdobrach rim faicinn fhathast.

An ath mhadainn tha e a鈥檇ol a-null gu Eilean 脠itseal, far a bheil farpais eadar-n脿iseanta aca ann an sadail mholagan thar an uisge... chan eil rian nach soirbhich Ramsay as d猫idh leasan le molagan sgl猫ata cho m矛n sl矛ogarra.

In Gaelic with English subtitles