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South Uist Inverness-shire Scotland

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Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 356 Collections and/or Records:

Note and diagram on a sand house that stood at Dreumasdal, c1872

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW90/90
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Note and diagram on a sand house that stood under the sand at Carnach Mhor, Dremsdale [Càrnach Mhòr, Dreumasdal/Drimsdale Uibhist a Deas/South Uist].

Dates: c1872
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / The Carmichael-Watson Collection / Field notebook of Alexander Carmichael

Note and stories relating to Flora MacDonald's family, 12 April 1870

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW150/77
Scope and Contents Note and stories collected from Mrs MacLellan, Ormacleit [Ormaclete, Uibhist a Deas/South Uist] relating to Flora MacDonald's family, including the relationship between Mrs MacLellan's own family and Flora's family, Mrs MacLellan being the grand-daughter of Flora's younger brother Angus. Angus had a very large family of ten sons and four daughters. Her family connections with other well known MacDonald families are also noted. The story of how Flora's eldest brother Ranald died in a gun...
Dates: 12 April 1870
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / The Carmichael-Watson Collection / Field notebook belonging to Alexander Carmichael

Note entitled 'Bittern', 17 March 1874

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW111/77
Scope and Contents Note entitled 'Bittern' describing a bittern found in a gravel pit 'within a gun shot of Flora MacDonald's house'. It 'fou[gh]t like a buck + squealed like a pig' and the 'ruff about [its] neck stood out as a lady said like an Eliza[bethan] collar'. The bird was deemed to be unlucky and an evil omen and so by the next day it had been eaten by the cats. The same kind of bird was said to have been shot in the same place some years before and also at Bailanloin [Baile Lòin/Balelone, Uibhist a...
Dates: 17 March 1874
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / The Carmichael-Watson Collection / Field notebook belonging to Alexander Carmichael

Note entitled 'Maidean Mhara', 12 September 1890

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW1/1
Scope and Contents Note entitled 'Maidean Mhara [Maighdean Mhara or Mermaid] collected from Duncan Maclellan [Duncan MacLellan], Carnan, Iocar S Uist [Ìochdar, Uibhist a Deas/South Uist] on 12 September 1890 describing a mermaid he had seen with 'Hair like the roinneach mhara & skin like the trosg [cod-fish]: all above waist appeared'. He said she appeared for about fifteen minutes and when Carmichael returned to Carnan, the people there said that this was not a rare occurrence. MacLellan had seen the...
Dates: 12 September 1890
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / The Carmichael-Watson Collection / Notebook belonging to Alexander Carmichael

Note entitled 'Native Dyes', 1887

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW120/320
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Note entitled 'Native Dyes' possibly collected from Ann Macintire [MacIntyre], Iocar [Iochdar, Uibhist a Deas/South Uist] which includes information on the plants which give particular colours, their Gaelic names and how thy were created or used. Also contains some quotations and anecdotes in relation to dyes.

Dates: 1887
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / The Carmichael-Watson Collection / Field notebook of Alexander Carmichael

Note giving dimensions of four panes, March 1874

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW111/69
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Note giving dimensions of four panes, two of which are twelve and a half by five and a half [inches] and two which are thirteen by five and a half [inches].

Dates: March 1874
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / The Carmichael-Watson Collection / Field notebook belonging to Alexander Carmichael

Note on a footprint in a rock, 1877

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW108/32
Scope and Contents

Note on a footprint in a rock at Lorg a' Bhaideanaich between Lochboisdale and Caolas Staolay [Loch Baghasdail, Caolas Stulaigh both Uibhist a Deas/South Uist].

Dates: 1877
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / The Carmichael-Watson Collection / Field notebook of Alexander Carmichael

Note on Achlasan C[haluim]-Chille, 28 October 1872

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW106/101
Scope and Contents Note on Achlasan C[haluim]-Chille [St John's Wort/St Columba's Plant] probably collected from Archibald Currie, aged forty-six, shoemaker, Iocar [Ìochdar], Uibhist a Deas/South Uist describing how it is [collected] 'gun sire[adh] gun iar[raidh]' and 'is scraped ag[ainst] its bark and a crosgag (a ring) is made and placed in the bottom of the milk [boyne].' The note also describes the 'cneapag' which is made before the crosgag is made. Calum Cille [St Columba] is described as 'the best herd...
Dates: 28 October 1872
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / The Carmichael-Watson Collection / Field notebook belonging to Alexander Carmichael

Note on Caisteal Bheagrum and accompanying diagrams, 27 March 1872

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW90/36
Scope and Contents Note on Caisteal Bheagrum [Caisteal Bheagram, Uibhist a Deas/South Uist] describing its dimensions and condition with accompanying diagrams including measurements. Notes that 'Earth taken from Cé on the N[orth] side opp[osite] to raise the isle so the place is a sgala.' He states that the last person to be born on Eilean Bheagram, about one hundred and forty years ago [c1732] was Catrina niean Aonais ic Ruari niean Fir Staonabrig [Staoinebrig/Stoneybridge], daughter of a daughter of...
Dates: 27 March 1872
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / The Carmichael-Watson Collection / Field notebook of Alexander Carmichael

Note on Dun Raail and accompanying diagram, 27 March 1872

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW90/35
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Note on Dun Raail [Dùn Raghnaill, Uibhist a Deas/South Uist] and accompanying diagram. The dun is desribed as being on an artificial isle about eighty or a hundred yards from the side of Loch Druidibeg. The diagram shows a structure containing two chambers, with measurments of each part and notes on the terrain surrounding it.

Dates: 27 March 1872
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / The Carmichael-Watson Collection / Field notebook of Alexander Carmichael