Calum's Road
Book description
'An incredible testament to one man's determination' - The Sunday Herald
Calum MacLeod had lived on the northern point of Raasay since his birth in 1911. He tended the Rona lighthouse at the very tip of his little archipelago, until semi-automation in 1967 reduced his responsibilities. 'So what he decided…
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It takes real guts to prove all the naysayers wrong, and become a hero.
Raassay is a remote Scottish island, site of the Rona lighthouse, which Calum MacLeod tended full time until 1967 when he was 56, and the lighthouse was semi-automated. As the only man living in northern Raasay, he had some more time on his hands.
To bring more people to the area, he decided to build a road, nearly two miles long, using just a pick, a shovel, a wheelbarrow, multiple pairs of wellington boots, and his bare hands. It took him ten years. Today on Calum’s…
From Martin's list on true courage in facing danger when afraid.
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