Here we present work from undergraduates who have completed three full-time years of study within the MSA. Stage 3’s Semester 2 project centres on an observatory in Lochaber, encouraging alternative engagement with the landscape and ideologies that surround it, offering a varied and critical outlook on a range of perceived issues within the context of the Highlands. From reviving historic vernacular practices to reinvigorating the landscape, Stage 3 invites us to re-examine the romanticised environment at closer proximity.