<p class="MsoNormal">Flint-eyed lord of his domain, the Laird of Muck stands atop his isle, one of 36 populated islands that dot the Inner Hebrides.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Read more in "My Scottish Obsession” from the August/September 2012 issue of <i>National Geographic Traveler. </i></p>

Island Lord

Flint-eyed lord of his domain, the Laird of Muck stands atop his isle, one of 36 populated islands that dot the Inner Hebrides.

Read more in "My Scottish Obsession” from the August/September 2012 issue of National Geographic Traveler.

Photograph by Jim Richardson

Scottish Island Photo Gallery

Scottish Island Photo Gallery from the August/September 2011 issue of National Geographic Traveler.

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