Trees
Found in 120 Collections and/or Records:
Note about tree roots and vocabulary, October 1873
Note about tree roots and vocabulary including names of places where ancient tree roots 'some of these 4f[ee]t diamet[er]' are to be found within the Eilean Leòdhais/Isle of Lewis; Na Hearadh/Isle of Harris; and Beàrnaraigh/Berneray.
Note about tree roots seen on Vally [Vallay] and Uibhist a Tuath/North Uist, November 1873
Note about tree roots seen on Vally [Bhàlaigh/Vallay] and Uibhist a Tuath/North Uist, that large roots are visible at Bun Na Crìbhe and Trai Ghrìt on Vallay and also at Griminish, Trai Bhan and Hougeary [Bun na Craoibhe, Tràigh Ghrìt, Tràigh Bhàn and Hogha Gearraidh/Hougharry].
Note about William Ross's first poetic composition and accompanying quotation, 1887
Note about William Ross's first poetic composition and accompanying quotation stating that he was 'storm stayed' on an island in Gairloch [Geàrrloch/Gairloch, Siorramachd Ròis/Ross-shire] when he wrote the poem beginning 'Is mairg a thachair an Eilean'. The island was covered with aspen but none of the fisherman would use any object made out of aspen.
Note about yew and hazel, 29 August 1883
Note about yew and hazel, stating that Glen Iur [Gleann Iubhair/Glen Ure, Earra Ghàidheal/Argyllshire] is full of yew, and that a hazel was taken from the garden to Edinburgh [Dùn Èideann] for the archers [Royal Company of Archers]. The word 'piollachadh' is given for 'lopping of trees'.
Note that it was 'Cailleach Lochlanach' who burned the woods on Eilean Leòdhais/Isle of Lewis, 8 July 1870
Note which reads 'Tis that that it was one Cailleach Lochlanach [old Viking woman] who fried all the woods of Lews' Eilean Leòdhais/Isle of Lewis.
Note which reads 'One solitary plane tree near Tai[gh] mor Phort charrain', September 1870
Note which reads 'One solitary plane tree near Tai[gh] mor Phort charrain' [Taigh Mòr, Port a' Charrain, Lios Mòr/Lismore, Earra Ghàidheal/Argyllshire].
Notebook belonging to Alexander Carmichael, 12 September 1890 to 1895
Notebook No.254, August 1868-1 March 1869
Notes about evidence of trees and agricultural land subsumed by water, March 1874
Notes on vegetation, 21 May 1877
Notes on the vegetation on Beire-mhòr [A' Bheirbhe Mhòr, Beinn na Faoghla/Benbecula] which includes blue hyacinth, mountain ash and a 'heath[er] isle about 50 y[a]rds long and 20 wide'.