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Gunamul Mingulay Inverness-shire Scotland

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Account of watching waves at Gonnamaol, 1867

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW114/53
Scope and Contents Account of watching waves at the natural arch at Gonnamaol [Gunamul, MiĆ¹ghlaigh/Mingulay] describing them as 'a glor[ious] sight...the sea churned purely white against the rocks like divine snow on a mount[ain]side'. He observes the plentiful bird-life there 'The birds in thous[ands]nay millions fly hither and thither at times dark[e]ning the very air and along with the dizzy height on which you sit mak making (sic) you still more dizzy till you feel your position anything but safe or...
Dates: 1867