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Archaeology

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Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Scope Note: Created For = NAHSTE

Found in 255 Collections and/or Records:

Sketch of 'Dun Ban', 18 December 1865

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW114/2
Scope and Contents

Sketch of 'Dun Ban' [Dùn Bàn, possibly Barraigh/Isle of Barra] showing it to be on a peninsula and marking measurements noting that there are 'Holes and stones and Rabbit warren' there. It also marks a 'Black Rock' adjacent to it.

Dates: 18 December 1865
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / The Carmichael-Watson Collection / Field notebook belonging to Alexander Carmichael

Sketch plan and archaeological notes on Druim na h-Uamh Valacui, April 1871

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW119/22
Scope and Contents Sketch plan and archaeological notes on Druim na h-Uamh Valacui [Druim na h-Uamha, Bhàlaig/Vallaquie, Uibhist a Tuath/North Uist], describing the remains of animals, pottery and half a quern found there. The quern is described as 'Granite much decayed & crumbling showing how long ago it [must] have made meal for its original owner.' The roof is overlapping and stones have broken as a result of the weight of sand above it, some three feet in depth. The sketch plan shows the dimensions of...
Dates: April 1871
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / The Carmichael-Watson Collection / Field notebook belonging to Alexander Carmichael

Sketch plan of Dun a Chaolais Bhatarsay, 1867

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW114/78
Scope and Contents Sketch plan of Dun a Chaolais Bhatarsay [Dùn a' Chaolais, Bhataraisgh/Vatersay]. The sketch shows three concentric circles marked as ' Wall', 'Passage' and 'Wall', with their measurements noted. The circles are on a rounded oblong described as a 'Raised platform outside built of stones'. A compass is marked on teh sketch showing that the oblong runs north to south. A note written on what would be the west side of the dùn reads 'West Oscean (sic) not in sight - Rising hill between....
Dates: 1867
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / The Carmichael-Watson Collection / Field notebook belonging to Alexander Carmichael

Song entitled 'Laoidh Na h Inghinne' and accompanying story, 22 October 1864

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW112/57
Scope and Contents Song entitled 'Laoidh Na h Inghinne' collected from Alasdair Mac Mhathain or Mothanach or 'Alli Ban' [Alexander Matheson], Airdeilbh, Lochais [Àird Eilbh/Ardelve, Lochaillse/Lochalsh, Ros is Cromba/Ross and Cromarty on 9 July 1861. The song begins 'Oisein uasail mhic Fhinn, Us tu do shuidhe air an tulaich aoibhinn' and is composed of eighty-eight lines. Some annotations including vocabulary notes have been made in pencil. The accompanying story describes a skull and teeth found on the shore...
Dates: 22 October 1864
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / The Carmichael-Watson Collection / Transcription notebook belonging to Alexander Carmichael

Story about a footmarked rock on the Isle of Barra, 24 September 1872

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW90/110
Scope and Contents

Story about a footmarked rock on the Isle of Barra [Barraigh] which says that it was creating from a leaping competition between Mac De [Jesus Christ] and the Donas [Devil]. Mac De won and hence the well near where his footmark landed is called 'Tobar na Buai[dh]'. Donas' footmark is described as 'splayed & ugly' while Mac De's is 'shapely & attractive'.

Dates: 24 September 1872
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / The Carmichael-Watson Collection / Field notebook of Alexander Carmichael

Story about a wall seen at Poll Nan Crann, 1887

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW89/212
Scope and Contents

Story about a wall seen at low tide at Poll Nan Crann, Benbecula, by people from Griminish who were cutting sea ware and were amazed at what they saw [Pol nan Crann, Griminis/Griminish, Beinn na Faoghla/Benbecula].

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

Story about a woman stealing a kettle from the fairies and accompanying notes, September 1872

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW106/90
Scope and Contents Story about a woman stealing a coire or kettle from 'Siein rua Chroca breaca Staonabrig' [Sìthein Ruadh [a fairy hill], Cnoca Breaca, Staoinebrig/Stoneybridge, Uibhist a Deas/South Uist]. As she took the kettle the old man said to her,' A bhean bhalbh sin sa bhean bhalbh thain[i]g [thus] a tir nam marbh a rug eir a choire na crutha fuasgail an dugh 's l[e]ig an dearg' [That dumb woman, that dumb woman who came from the land of the dead. Open the black [dog] and let go the red [dog].' The...
Dates: September 1872
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / The Carmichael-Watson Collection / Field notebook belonging to Alexander Carmichael

Story about 'Alast[air] mor nam marst' of Boisdale, 17 January 1874

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW111/44
Scope and Contents Story about 'Alast[air] mor nam marst' of Boisdale [Baghasdal, Uibhist a Deas/South Uist] probably collected from Duncan MacLellan, clachair [mason], Càrnan/Carnan, Uibhist a Deas/South Uist, telling how he was so small when he was born that it was difficult to deliver him but when he grew up he 'was as big as two men'. The story also tells how Alasdair was 'the first of the Boisdales' and that two of 'Bois[dale's] lads' dug up a boat that had been 'sunk in a hole between Boi[dale] and...
Dates: 17 January 1874
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / The Carmichael-Watson Collection / Field notebook belonging to Alexander Carmichael

Story about Am Morair Ban visiting the temple at Cairinis, 23 March 1869

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW107/30
Scope and Contents

Story about the Morair Ban [Am Morair Bàn or Sir Alexander MacDonald], who when visiting North Uist [Uibhist a Tuath] asked an old, intelligent man called 'Gillean mac Gillean' to visit the temple at Cairinis [Carinish] with him. When he asked Gillean when the temple was built he replied that it was 476 years ago and looked in a red book in his pocket and confirmed it. The builder was the second wife of the MacDonalds of the day daughter of MacDugall of Lorn.

Dates: 23 March 1869
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / The Carmichael-Watson Collection / Field notebook of Alexander Carmichael

Story about Caibeal Bharra, September 1872

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW90/159
Scope and Contents

Story about Caibeal Bharra [Cille-Bharra, Barraigh/Isle of Barra] that its stones were used by Colonel [Roderick] MacNeil to build roads and dykes in Eoligarry [Eòlaigearraidh], on the advice of a mason named [Peter] Dawson, and that the colonel never prospered after that. Carmichael describes the chapel as having been 'high & large. Full of skulls & bones taken up fr[om] the graves'. The story has been scored through lightly in pencil.

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

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