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Light on Dumyat
Light On Dumyat by Rennie McOwan has been enjoyed by generations of children and this well loved adventure novel will be published in its fifth edition this year.
"It was then that Gavin's adventure began. For halfway up the hill - the peak Aunt Elspeth called Dumyat - he suddenly saw a light . It winked for a moment then disappeared.
Gavin lay still. It must have been his imagination.
The the light appeared again. It flashed twice and then disappeared …But who would have a light up there … could it be poachers? Or smugglers?
Tomorrow he would climb Dumyat and find out…"
Gavin meets Clare, Michael and Mot for the first time when he spends the summer holidays at the home of his aunt and uncle in a wild and beautiful part of the Scottish countryside. Their adventures together are only just beginning…
"It was then that Gavin's adventure began. For halfway up the hill - the peak Aunt Elspeth called Dumyat - he suddenly saw a light . It winked for a moment then disappeared.
Gavin lay still. It must have been his imagination.
The the light appeared again. It flashed twice and then disappeared …But who would have a light up there … could it be poachers? Or smugglers?
Tomorrow he would climb Dumyat and find out…"
Gavin meets Clare, Michael and Mot for the first time when he spends the summer holidays at the home of his aunt and uncle in a wild and beautiful part of the Scottish countryside. Their adventures together are only just beginning…
184 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1982
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Rennie McOwan
29 books1 followerRennie McOwan was a Scottish writer, broadcaster and outdoorsman.
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Displaying 1 - 6 of 6 reviews
July 11, 2025
exciting even though quite dated and formulaic
December 16, 2008
A children's book, but one that really sticks in my memory, so it must have been pretty good. Also FYI, Dumyat is pronounced Dum My Yat and is a mountain near Stirling in Scotland.
February 23, 2022
Read this to my 7 year old as I remember reading it in primary school and loving it. It did not disappoint, she was enthralled from start to finish and it was magical watching her relate so much to the characters because they lived in a place she could visit in real life.
May 23, 2023
Rip roaring adventures in one of the most beautiful parts of the world, with a group of kids running loosing on a Scottish mountain and engaging with bad guys - terrific read aloud with cliff hangers and loads of action. Great stuff!
September 8, 2024
Good short read
March 29, 2017
A splendid adventure, set in the Ochils around Stirling, sees Gavin, on holiday visiting his aunt and uncle meet up with the Clan - three kids around his age who have adventures in the hills. This being a children's adventure story, the four get caught up in more than they bargained for when sinister figures take an interest in Gavin's uncle's silver...
Fun, exciting, full of the wild charm of the Scottish hills, woodlands, and wildlife.
Fun, exciting, full of the wild charm of the Scottish hills, woodlands, and wildlife.
Displaying 1 - 6 of 6 reviews