Uig in Old Norse
by sarah • 18 January 2012 • Placenames, Vikings • 0 Comments
Enormous thanks to Angus Macdonald for this splendid map of Uig, with Norse place names.
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Comann Eachdraidh Uig
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Placenames
Sgìre Ùige
by Shona • 25 January 2011 • Bàrdachd, Gàidhlig, Placenames • 0 Comments
Tha Peigi Oighrig NicÌomhair (anns a mheadhan) air iomadh òrain a sgrìobhadh thar na bliadhnaichean. Rugadh Peigi air a’ Chnìp, Sgìre Uig ann an 1926 agus gu dearbha fhèin bha teanga nam bàrd a’ ruith troimh ‘n teaghlach aice. Bha grand uncle dhith ‘Dòmhnall Donn’ na bhàrd baile air a’ Chnìp na latha, agus sgìobh Aonghas Coinneach, bràthair Pheigi fhein, mòran òrain agus rannan.
Read more →Mealista v. Ardroil
by sarah • 20 February 2010 • Archaeology, Chessmen, Church, History, Land Issues, Placenames, Vikings • 1 Comment
By long and solid tradition in Uig, the spot where the Uig Chessmen were found in 1831 is held to be the Bealach Ban, a hollow in the dunes in Ardroil. In November of last year, a paper by Dr David Caldwell et al in Mediæval Archaeology proposed that, on the evidence of the Ordnance [...]
Read more →Of Finns and Fairies
by sarah • 12 February 2010 • Archaeology, Gàidhlig, Life in Uig, Placenames, Tales & Traditions • 0 Comments
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 1905 (vol XXXIX, p257). It’s [...]
Read more →Placenames: Enaclete and Gisla
by sarah • 21 August 2009 • Placenames • 5 Comments
Place names in Enaclete and the surrounding area, mapped by Finlay and Kenny Maciver. They did Geshader too and you may like to compare the Ordnance Survey map. 1. Airigh Dhubh 23. Caol Loch 2. Loch Croistean 24. Druim Mor 3. Loch a’ Phealair Beag 25. Loch nan Learg a Tuath 4. Old Sheilings 26. [...]
Read more →Placenames: Geshader and Strome
by sarah • 10 May 2009 • Placenames • 0 Comments
Key placenames and landmarks around the township of Geshader, the inlet to Little Loch Roag (the Sruth, next to #18), and the deserted settlement at Strome, as prepared by Finlay and Kenneth Maciver. There are many more placenames, which we’ll publish once we’ve worked out how best to present them; meanwhile there’s Enaclete too. Compare [...]
Read more →Viking Farmers and Shepherds in Uig
by sarah • 6 August 2008 • History, Placenames, Vikings • 1 Comment
from Donald John Macleod, Enaclete and Aberdeen We look upon the Vikings as seafaring rovers who spent their lives raiding and plundering. However, it is evident from place names that some Vikings settled in Uig where they cultivated the land and tended their sheep and cattle. The following Uig placenames are of interest in this [...]
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