Story about Eilean or Caisteal Bheagram, 13 April 1870
Item
Identifier: Coll-97/CW150/79
Scope and Contents
Story about Eilean or Caisteal Bheagram, telling how it was built by Allan mac Iain mhic Iain Mhuideartich [Allan MacDonald] a brother of Clanranald. He began building at 'Iollan a chaisteal at Fadhail Hough', which he abandoned and then built Caisteal Bheagram. His son, Ranald, lived at Caisteal Bhuirgh [Borve Castle, Beinn na Faoghla/Benbecula] which according to John mac Eachain was built by Eifirig ni Choinnich. A deleted note states that Flora MacDonald sailed with the Prince [Charles Edward Stuart or Bonnie Prince Charlie] from Roisinnis [Ròisinis/Rossinish, Beinn na Faoghla/Benbecula].
Dates
- 13 April 1870
Language of Materials
Gaelic English
Conditions Governing Access
This material is unrestricted.
Extent
From the Series: 64 folios ; 17 x 20.3 cm
Physical Location
5.07
Physical Location
folio 54v, line 16 to folio 55r, line 7
- Benbecula Inverness-shire Scotland
- Caisteal Bheagram South Uist Inverness-shire Scotland
- Caisteal Bhuirgh Benbecula Inverness-shire Scotland
- Castles
- Fortifications
- MacDonald (of Clanranald)
- MacDonald, Allan, c1450
- MacDonald, Flora, 1722-1790 (Jacobite)
- MacDonald, Ranald, fl1508 (5th of Clanranald | Caisteal Bhuirgh | Benbecula | Inverness-shire)
- Rossinish Benbecula Inverness-shire Scotland
- South Uist Inverness-shire Scotland
- Stuart, Charles Edward Louis Philip Casimir, Prince, 1720-1788 ('Bonnie Prince Charlie' | 'The Young Pretender')
- Tales
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
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