Note about marks in rocks on Scalpay, c1872
Item
Identifier: Coll-97/CW90/67
Scope and Contents
Note about marks in rocks on Scalpay beside Raasay, Isle of Skye [Sgalpaigh, Ratharsaidh, An t-Eilean Sgitheanach], stating that the marks at Ceannamhine are 'as if a pot were boiling down & full of indents' and that at Leac a' Ghraodain below Scalpay House there are shell marks in the rock.
Dates
- Creation: c1872
Language of Materials
Gaelic,English
Conditions Governing Access
This material is unrestricted.
Extent
From the Series: 72 folios ; 12.7 x 20 cm
Physical Location
5.07
Physical Location
folio 27r, line 19 to folio 27v, line 1
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)
Repository Details
Part of the University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections Repository
Contact:
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Centre for Research Collections
University of Edinburgh Main Library
George Square
Edinburgh EH8 9LJ Scotland
+44(0)131 650 8379
heritagecollections@ed.ac.uk