Story entitled 'Loch Utramal', March 1874
Scope and Contents
Story entitled 'Loch Utramal' [Loch Udromuil Na Hearadh/Isle of Harris] collected from John Morrison, ground officer, describing it as a large lake near Airdsleave [Àird Shlèibhe] where his father told him that during hard frost thick ice on the loch was broken right through and a pathway made from shore to island noting that it 'must have been made by animal 40 y[ea]rs ago'. The story also tells how a woman saw a strange looking animal moving among her cattle one morning, the animal was seen by others too and is described as '[with] grey long hair longer than a cow's ab[ou]t [the] size of a foal or 1 y[ea]r colt. Round hoof like a horse with a spin down into ground behind hoof.' Any time the animal has been seen, it has been around Loch Udromuil, which is the largest lake in Harris except for Loch Langabhat.
Dates
- Creation: March 1874
Language of Materials
English Gaelic
Conditions Governing Access
This material is unrestricted.
Extent
From the Series: 93 folios ; 20.5 x 13.2 cm
Physical Location
5.07
Physical Location
folio 16r, line 18 to folio 16v, line 14
Subject
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
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