Archaeological notes on Bearnaray Harris, 29 April 1871
Item
Identifier: Coll-97/CW119/23
Scope and Contents
Archaeological notes on Bearnaray Harris [Beàrnaraigh/Berneray, Na Hearadh/Isle of Harris] made in the company of 'Mrs MacNeill Newton & her sister Miss Famy Macdonald Scolpaig & her brother Mr Macdonald Newton. Among the shell mound on Borve machair' [Newton and Scolpaig, Uibhist a Tuath/North Uist and Borgh/Borve, Beàrnaraigh/Berneray]. Carmichael describes 'Heaps of stones here & there & rows of stones on edge generally in a circle or a sphere' of various sizes and also heaps of different kinds of shells, ashes and 'bones of animals splintered to get at the marrow'. None of the company knew what these heaps represented.
Dates
- 29 April 1871
Language of Materials
Gaelic,English
Conditions Governing Access
This material is unrestricted.
Extent
From the Series: 1 volume ; 17 x 20.5 cm
Physical Location
5.07
Physical Location
folio 48r, line 1 to folio 48r, line 15
- Archaeology
- Berneray Harris (parish) Inverness-shire Scotland
- Bones
- Coasts
- Isle of Harris Inverness-shire Scotland
- MacDonald, Euphemia, c1817- (Scolpaig | North Uist | Inverness-shire)
- MacNeil, Margaret, c1822-
- Newton North Uist Inverness-shire Scotland
- North Uist Inverness-shire Scotland
- Scolpaig North Uist Inverness-shire Scotland
- Shells
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
is-crc@ed.ac.uk