Skip to main content

Caisteal Bheagram South Uist Inverness-shire Scotland

 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 7 Collections and/or Records:

Field notebook of Alexander Carmichael, 1870 to 1872

 Series
Identifier: Coll-97/CW90
Scope and Contents Field notebook belonging to Alexander Carmichael containing the stories 'Rocabarrai' and 'Cugarbhad'; some songs and song fragments; customs relating to religious festivals, particularly on the Isle of Barra; stories about the MacNeil of Barra; stories and archaeological notes on Castle Beagram [Caisteal Bheagram, Uibhist a Deas/South Uist]; cattle charms and stories about the Lochlannaich [Vikings]. As well as archaeological notes on chapels and cemeteries the majority of the notebook...
Dates: 1870 to 1872

Note about Caisteal Bheagram and accompanying song, 27 March 1872

 Item
Identifier: Coll-97/CW90/39
Scope and Contents Note about Caisteal Bheagram [Uibhist a Deas/South Uist] describing its condition, position and composition. A fragment of a song is included beginning 'Thainic slauri dhu a nuas' and the title of another song [possibly the same song] 'Tha pairt an Eilean Bheagram dhiu', which Carmichael notes as being 'included in Carruther's edition of Boswells Tour'. He also notes that Clanranald seem to have lived in the castle before they went to Ormacleit [Ormaclete, Uibhist a Deas/South Uist] '&...
Dates: 27 March 1872

Note about Caisteal Bheagram [Castle Beagram], c1872

 Item
Identifier: Coll-97/CW90/83
Scope and Contents

Note about Caisteal Bheagram [Castle Beagram, Uibhist a Deas/South Uist] which states that it had no door but a rope ladder on the side and lime walls around the island. A reference is made to byres in Teastamal but its meaning is unclear.

Dates: c1872

Note on Caisteal Bheagrum and accompanying diagrams, 27 March 1872

 Item
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

Story about a man spending a year in a fairy hill near Caisteal Bheagram [Castle Beagram], c1872

 Item
Identifier: Coll-97/CW90/82
Scope and Contents Story about a man spending a year in a fairy hill near Caisteal Bheagram [Castle Beagram, Uibhist a Deas/South Uist]. The story goes that on a snowy night, he was heading for the mill at Howmore [Tobha Mòr] but mistook Caisteal Bheagram for the mill. Two neighbours were also going to the mill but saw a sight in the fairy hill. They went to look at it and one was pulled in. The other went home but was accused of killing his companion. A year later he went back to the hill, put an iron spike...
Dates: c1872

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...
Dates: 13 April 1870

Story about inheriting [Castle] Beagram, c1872

 Item
Identifier: Coll-97/CW90/84
Scope and Contents Story about inheriting Beagram [Caisteal Bheagram/Castle Beagram, Uibhist a Deas/South Uist] in which the clan chief gives his son his inheritance of the castle but keeps part of it [possibly Beinn na Faoghla] for himself. During a particularly harsh winter he goes to his son and asks for some bread but his son fights with him and he has to go and get the deeds. He dies on the journey back, so the son goes to get them, but he too dies. 'There began the war bet[ween] Iain Mòr Muideart[ach]...
Dates: c1872