Ardroil | Eadar Dha Fhadhail
By sarah | July 22nd, 2010 | Category: | No Comments »Ardroil (Eadar Dha Fhadhail – ‘between two fords’) lies on the southwestern side of Uig Sands. The area now occupied more or less by the village once contained five townships: Capadal, Peighinn Dhomhnaill (Pennydonald), Baile Nicol, Baile Ghriasaich and Baile Ghobhainn. These were cleared by Stewart Mackenzie, the proprietor of the island, in the late 1830s to make way for the farm known as Ardroil. Neighbouring Carnish was later cleared by the Mathesons to be added to the farm. The Capadal families moved mostly to [ » read more ]
Stornoway, UNITED KINGDOM