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Friday, March 5th, 2010
There is a set of spectacular photos of the marine world under St Kilda, over on the new Ionad Hiort website. Many thanks to the photographer Paul Kay. Click on the fish to see more.
St Kilda has been inscribed as a World Heritage Site under both natural and cultural criteria; ...
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Friday, February 26th, 2010
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Friday, February 12th, 2010
This is the final section of an interesting and detailed piece on the Pygmies Isle (first mentioned by Dean Monro in 1549 as having been inhabited by "little people") near the Butt of Lewis , published by WC Mackenzie in the Proceedings of the Society of Antiquities of Scotland, 13 March ...
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Wednesday, January 20th, 2010
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These new-to-us pictures come from the albums of the late Roberta Maclennan, whose brother Duncan was the doctor in Uig during WW2 - though the pictures date from 1926, and were taken in Glen Valtos, before the quarrying started there. Many thanks to John J Maclennan for providing them, and ...
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Wednesday, December 30th, 2009
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Miavaig; taken 29 December 2009, 9am. The bay at Miavaig is frozen, as are all the smaller sealochs, including Little Loch Roag, which doesn't happen often.
There is a story of crossing Little Loch Roag on foot, however. James Macnaughton, born 1804 and the son of ...
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Thursday, December 24th, 2009
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A very unseasonable picture: a party from Reef, out at Strome for peats in fine weather. Angus Mackay (an Gagan), James Morrison (Seumas Mhurchaidh Seumais), Christina Mackay, Peggy Macritchie (Peggy an Irish) and Murdo Macdonald (Morgan).
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Tuesday, December 8th, 2009
From The Times, 2 March 1858 (with a geographical infidelity)
Enormous Shoal Of Dogfish. - From all quarters we are furnished with information regarding the appearance of a prodigious shoal of dogfish along the whole north-east coast of Scotland, and as far as to the westward of the Lewis. ...
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Wednesday, December 2nd, 2009
It's Film G time again - this is filmed in our shop, with some familiar faces. (We don't have line dancing in the hall though.) Don't forget to vote.
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Thursday, November 19th, 2009
Stornoway Gazette, 6 October 1939
West Uig, along with other parts of the Island, has contributed its quota to the fighting forces, both army and navy. Being on the Atlantic Seaboard, much interest is taken in all surface craft observed, and much speculation as to their intentions is rife. More interest, ...
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Thursday, November 19th, 2009
Thanks to Murray and Seatrek for this collection of pictures around Uig and St Kilda.
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Saturday, November 7th, 2009
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Sunday, October 25th, 2009
The house at 35 Cliff is currently being renovated - here are three pictures from the collection of the late Joan Maciver of the house at the time of previous improvements. In the middle photo the new kitchen is being added.
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Sunday, October 25th, 2009
For next year, Uig Museum will be mounting a display of wedding and christening objects, and we're very keen to collect any items, stories, photographs and archives connected with these events in Uig over the years. Naturally we don't need to take ownership of them, unless you'd like to ...
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Tuesday, September 22nd, 2009
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The cause of my sadness is the mill's decline,
Not getting what I need for my baking.
-Calum Ruairidh Bhàin (Calum Mackay, Bragar)
The Norse Mills of Lewis by Dr Finlay Macleod (Acair, 2009) is surely the most comprehensive volume imaginable on our horizontal mills - including their construction and use, context in ...
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Friday, August 7th, 2009
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This rare picture was taken inside Baile na Cille Church (1950s?) and contributed by Peter N Macdonald. The minister is Rev Angus Macfarlane and the precentor (top left) is Peter Macdonald 5 Crowlista. Can any of the others be identified from the backs of their heads?
Edit: immediately identified, thanks to ...
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