Story of how Caisteal Stornaway was taken from the MacLeods by the MacKenzies, 20 January 1871
Item
Identifier: Coll-97/CW116/151
Scope and Contents
Story collected from Hector MacLeod, aged 85, at Caisteal Bhuirgh/Borve Castle, Lionacleit/Linaclate, Beinn na Faoghla/Benbecula telling how Caisteal Stornaway [Caisteal Steòrnabhaigh/Stornoway Castle, Eilean Leòdhais] was taken from the MacLeods by the MacKenzies. MacLeods people were locked in the castle and so MacKenzie took many people and tied them to a sgeir nearby so that when the tide rose MacLeod had to come out to rescue them and MacKenzie got into the castle.
Dates
- Creation: 20 January 1871
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 59v, line 12 to folio 59v, line 19
- Benbecula Inverness-shire Scotland
- Caisteal Bhuirgh Benbecula Inverness-shire Scotland
- Castles
- Isle of Lewis Ross and Cromarty Scotland
- Landowners
- Liniclate Benbecula Inverness-shire Scotland
- Siege of Stornoway Castle | 1605
- Sieges
- Stornoway Castle Stornoway (parish) Isle of Lewis Ross and Cromarty Scotland
- Tales
- Tides
Subject
- MacLeod, Hector, c1788- (Eachann mac Dhomhnaill ic Mhurchaidh ic Neill ic Coinnich ic Iain ic Ruaraidh ic Thormaid ic Uilleim ic Thorcail ic Leoid | Liniclate | Benbecula | Inverness-shire) (Person)
- MacLeod (of Lewis) (Family)
- MacKenzie (of Kintail) (Family)
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
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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