Old Photograph Crofters Cottage South Uist Scotland

Old photograph of Crofters Cottage on South Uist, Scotland. South Uist was held by the MacDonalds of Clan Ranald who made a good living from kelp harvesting owing to the demand for kelp around the turn of the 19th century. At that time population of the island was around 7300. After the Napoleonic Wars however, competition from imported Barilla resulted in a collapse in the price for kelp and the chief of Clan Ranald found himself facing bankruptcy. South Uist was sold to Lt. Colonel John Gordon of Cluny in 1837 and the fortunes of the island's tenants went downhill from that point. He initiated Highland Clearances to make way for sheep farming, supplanting the crofters with farmers from the Borders, who brought flocks of Blackface sheep. As a result, there was large scale emigration from the island.



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Old Photograph Crofters South Uist Scotland

Old photograph of Crofters on South Uist, Scotland. South Uist was sold to Lieutenant Colonel John Gordon of Cluny in 1837 and the fortunes of the island's tenants went downhill from that point. He initiated Highland Clearances to make way for sheep farming, supplanting the crofters with farmers from the Borders, who brought flocks of Blackface sheep. As a result, there was large scale emigration from the island. John Gordon also had six plantations in the Caribbean island of Tobago with 1383 slaves. Gordon died a bachelor without legal issue in 1858; of his illegitimate children, John, his eldest son, was the only one to outlive him.



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Tour Scotland Photograph Lochboisdale

Tour Scotland photograph of Lochboisdale, South Uist, Outer Hebrides. This the main population centre on the island which profited from the herring fishing boom in the 19th century, and a steamer pier was built in 1880. In 1905, a mission church was built, and by 1953, steamers were connecting Lochboisdale with Oban, Castlebay, Mallaig and Lochmaddy. Lochboisdale is the ferry terminal for the island of South Uist.



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Old Photographs South Uist Scotland

Old photograph of South Uist, Scotland.


Old photograph of South Uist, Scotland.

Old photograph of the ferry to Barra and South Uist, Scotland.

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Old South Uist: with Eriskay and Benbecula. Bill Innes, originally a native of the island, presents a delightful collection of photographs of life as it was on South Uist and this is every bit a book about people as it is about place. The author's own wonderful photos from the 1950s and 60s are augmented by images from the Margaret Fay Shaw collection, Kildonan Museum and other sources and many previously unseen images are included. Among the subjects featured are the old car ferry which ran until 2001, the Pollachar Inn, Walter Blaikie, the author(!), seaweed collection, the caschroom, Ian Campbell, Donald MacDonald, the Bute hospital, Daliburgh, Roderick MacDonald (Ruraidh Posta), emigrants leaving in 1923, Angus Maclellan and Donald Macintyre, Ormiclate, Howmore School, Flora Johnstone's seashell covered cottage in Eochar, the 1936 cattle show. the Creagorry Inn, Benbecula Aerodrome and more. Old South Uist: with Eriskay and Benbecula.

Old Photograph Scottish Island Spinner

Old photograph of an elderly lady with her spinning wheel, on South Uist, Scotland.

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Tour Scotland Photograph Sound Of Eriskay

Tour Scotland photograph of fishing boats and the Sound Of Eriskay from South Uist, Outer Hebrides, Scotland. South Uist was clearly home to a thriving Neolithic community. The island is covered in archaeological sites including chambered tombs, Beaker sites, a Bronze Age hoard, roundhouses, brochs, cairns, ogham inscriptions, Viking settlements, medieval longhouses and post-medieval industry. Bornais on South Uist was the largest Viking settlement known in Scotland. After the Norse occupation, South Uist was held by the MacDonalds of Clan Ranald who made a good living from kelp harvesting owing to the demand for kelp around the turn of the 19th century.



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Tour Scotland Photograph Eriskay Ponies

Tour Scotland photograph of two Eriskay ponies on moorland South Uist, Scotland. The Eriskay Pony is a breed of pony from Scotland. It is generally grey in color, and has a dense, waterproof coat that protects it in harsh weather. The breed developed in ancient times in the Hebrides islands in Scotland, and a small population remained pure and protected from crossbreeding by the remoteness of the islands.



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Tour Scotland Photograph Loch Druidibeg

Tour Scotland photograph of Loch Druidibeg, South Uist, Scotland. Loch Druidibeg Nature Reserve at sunset, with Hecla, Ben Corodale and Beinn Mhor in the background.

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Tour Scotland Photograph Howmore South Uist

Tour Scotland photograph of the Medieval burial ground and chapels at Howmore, South Uist, Scotland. The village is of Howmore is well known for its remarkable collection of ruined churches and chapels. The most striking remains are of the Teampull Mor, the Large Church or St Mary's, of which only part of the east gable remains. This church probably dates back to the 1200s and it was used as the parish church.

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Old Photographs Of South Uist Scotland

Old photographs of South Uist, Scotland. A delightful collection of photographs of life as it was on South Uist and this is every bit a book about people as it is about place. The author's own wonderful photos from the 1950s and 60s are augmented by images from the Margaret Fay Shaw collection, Kildonan Museum and other sources and many previously unseen images are included. Among the subjects featured are the old car ferry which ran until 2001, the Pollachar Inn, Walter Blaikie, the author(!), seaweed collection, the caschroom, Ian Campbell, Donald MacDonald, the Bute hospital, Daliburgh, Roderick MacDonald (Ruraidh Posta), emigrants leaving in 1923, Angus Maclellan and Donald Macintyre, Ormiclate, Howmore School, Flora Johnstone's seashell-covered cottage in Eochar, the 1936 cattle show. the Creagorry Inn, Benbecula Aerodrome and more. Old South Uist: with Eriskay and Benbecula.



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Photographs Of The Hebrideans Of Scotland

Photographs Of The Hebrideans Of Scotland. The Hebrideans is a remarkable personal and intimate tribute to a landscape and people with whom the photographer has a deep empathy, and encapsulates with rare perception the unique character of the Hebridean spirit. The Hebrideans.

Old Photograph Croft Cottage South Uist Scotland

Old photograph of a Crofters cottage on South Uist, Scotland. South Uist was held by the MacDonalds of Clan Ranald who made a good living from kelp harvesting owing to the demand for kelp around the turn of the 19th century. South Uist was sold to Lt. Colonel John Gordon of Cluny in 1837 and the fortunes of the island's tenants went downhill from that point. He initiated Highland Clearances to make way for sheep farming, supplanting the crofters with farmers from the Borders, who brought flocks of Blackface sheep. As a result, there was large scale emigration from the island.



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Old Photograph Lochboisdale Harbour South Uist Scotland

Old photograph of the harbour at Lochboisdale, South Uist, Outer Hebrides, Scotland. Lochboisdale is within the parish of South Uist, and is situated on the shore of Loch Baghasdail at the southern end of the A865 road. The town profited from the herring boom in the 19th century, and a steamer pier was built in 1880. In 1905, a mission church was built, and by 1953, steamers were connecting Lochboisdale with Oban, Castlebay, Mallaig and Lochmaddy.



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