Meet the Scot who discovered a 2500-year-old island while exploring Highland lochs

Claire Young stumbled across a previously undocumented stone crannog in a Sutherland loch (Image: Claire Young)

A SCOTTISH mum has told how she discovered a 2500-year-old island in the Highlands while exploring almost 300 lochs across the country.

Claire Young, 54, was “absolutely heartbroken” when she had to stop bagging Munros four-and-a-half years ago after suffering with persistent vertigo.