Note entitled 'Granet, Granite', 25 February 1895
Item
Identifier: Coll-97/CW1/89
Scope and Contents
Note written down by John Ewen MacRury, Beinn na Faoghla/Benbecula entitled 'Granet, Granite' which reads 'Greoid is the gaelic (sic) in Lews (sic) for Granite, There is fine granite in Dalbeg in Barvas, but in Uig there is only the usual bastard granite.' [Eilean Leòdhais/Isle of Lewis]
Dates
- Creation: 25 February 1895
Creator
- From the Fonds: Carmichael, Alexander, 1832-1912 (Excise officer | folklorist and antiquarian | Edinburgh | Scotland) (Person)
- From the Fonds: Watson, William John, 1865-1948 (Professor of Celtic) (Person)
Language of Materials
English Gaelic
Conditions Governing Access
This material is unrestricted.
Full Extent
From the Series: 114 folios ; 14 x 20 cm
Physical Location
5.07
Physical Location
folio 101v, line 1 to folio 101v, line 7
Subject
Repository Details
Part of the University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections Repository
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University of Edinburgh Main Library
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+44(0)131 650 8379
heritagecollections@ed.ac.uk