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Uamh nan Srathraichean South Uist Inverness-shire Scotland

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Subject Source: Local sources

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Placename derivation for Uamh nan Strariachean, 5 April 1872

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW90/48
Scope and Contents

Placename derivation for Uamh nan Straraichean [Uamh nan Srathraichean, Uibhist a Deas/South Uist] collected from Hector MacIosaig [Hector MacIsaac], Kean Langabhat, Iochdar [Ceann Langabhat, Ìochdar, Uibhist a Deas/South Uist]. It is described as the place where people left their saddles while they were at the airidh [sheiling].

Dates: 5 April 1872
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / The Carmichael-Watson Collection / Field notebook of Alexander Carmichael