Notes on place-names and archaeology made on a journey between Caolas Stiatair House and Tarbert market, 7 July 1870
Scope and Contents
Notes on place-names and archaeology made on a journey between Caolas Stiatair House and Tarbert market [An Tairbeart, Na Hearadh/Isle of Harris] with Rev. Don[ald] Macintosh [MacKintosh], S[outh] Uist [Uibhist a Deas] and Mr Archie MacRae, Huisinnish [Huisinis]. The notes are quite abbreviated but include a mention of trap dykes at Loch chistevad [Loch Cisteabhat] in the middle of which was a castle, which someone tried to drain to get to the castle but failed; and a note that nearby at Clach an Ulai[dh] treasure was hidden in front of four [-] and is searched for regularly [at] Aoi an Tao tua and Aoi-Tharasi [Aoi an Taobh Tuath, Uidh, Tarasaidh/Taransay]. Also mentioned is Dun-Bhuill [possibly Dùn Bhuirgh] stating that hardly any of it is left as the stones were used for building; that Dunan na Caillich is on a deep loch and that south of this at Nisebost [Niosabost] is a crom leac [cromlech] which was excavated by 'the late minister of Harris'; that there is an obelisk west of Niosabost; and that there are cairns along the route for corpses being carried to the graveyard to be rested on.
Dates
- Creation: 7 July 1870
Language of Materials
Gaelic English
Conditions Governing Access
This material is unrestricted.
Extent
From the Series: 64 folios ; 19.5 x 23 cm
Physical Location
5.07
Physical Location
folio 1r, line 1 to folio 1r, line 24
- Archaeology
- Cairns
- Caolas Stiadar Harris Inverness-shire Scotland
- Castles
- Clach an Ulaidh Isle of Harris Inverness-shire Scotland
- Drainage
- Funeral Rites and Ceremonies
- Isle of Harris Inverness-shire Scotland
- Loch Cisteabhat Isle of Harris Inverness-shire Scotland
- Losgaintir Isle of Harris Inverness-shire Scotland
- Niosabost Isle of Harris Inverness-shire Scotland
- Placenames
- Rodel Isle of Harris Inverness-shire Scotland
- Scarasta Isle of Harris Inverness-shire Scotland
- Seilebost Isle of Harris Inverness-shire Scotland
- Stones
- Tairbeart Isle of Harris Inverness-shire Scotland
- Taransay Harris Inverness-shire Scotland
- Treasure
- Uidh Taobh Tuath Isle of Harris Inverness-shire Scotland
- Uidh Taransay Inverness-shire Scotland
- Voyages and Travel
Subject
- MacKintosh, Donald, Rev, fl1870 (priest | South Uist | Inverness-shire) (Person)
- MacRae, Archibald, fl1870 (Huisinis | Isle of Harris | Inverness-shire) (Person)
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)
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