Another find at Kneep
From Dave Roberts, first published in Uig News. Thanks to Andrew McVean for the photo of Carol Knott excavating at…
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Dòmhnall Cam and the Blind Woman
We do fairly harp on the heroic stories of Dòmhnall Càm, the local chieftain, warrior and cattle-plunderer, particularly ruthless in…
On the trail of the Uilleam Dubh
The Uilleam Dubh has been a Scarp boat for many years, and the suggestion was that she was built in Brenish, and/or by a Malcolm Maclean of the famous Maclean boatbuilders of Uig, and called after her builder or owner.
Winter Bistro Night at Uig Hall, 13 Feb
Uig Community Centre Association’s Winter Bistro Night Saturday 13 February, 8.00pm prompt! Uig Community Centre Complimentary glass of sparkling wine…
St Kilda Centre group launched in Uig
Press release from Buidheann Leasachaidh Ionad Hiort (The St Kilda Centre Development Group), 3 February 2010: A public meeting in…
The Reverends Norman Morrison
A photo of the Rev Norman Morrison, with his wife, sister (behind him) and children. Rev Morrison was minister at Baile na Cille from 1931 to 1950. He wasn’t the first of that name in Uig; the third known minister in Uig was also Norman Morrison, 1742 to 1777, who was a grandson of John Morrison, tacksman at Bragar – known in the archives as Indweller.
Lighthouse Disaster in the Lews
In December 1900, the lighthouse on Eilean Mor in the Flannan Isles, which had only been lit for the first time a year previously, was discovered deserted by its three keepers; their dinner table had been set with cold meat, pickles and potatoes, and a chair was overturned in an obvious urgent departure. Two sets of oilskins and seaboots were missing, and otherwise the quarters and lamp were in perfect order.
Holidaying in Uig, 1926
These new-to-us pictures come from the albums of the late Roberta Maclennan, whose brother Duncan was the doctor in Uig…
Upright in Uig
Rev Alexander Macleod arrived in Uig 1824 and evidently had a powerful influence on his congregation. In the first years…
Uig Shop’s new mystery van
From the Scotsman, 17 January 2010: THE owners of one of the remotest shops in the country were celebrating yesterday…
Unidentified
These studio portraits are all from the early years of the 20th century – except the first, which is a…
Dòmhnall Cam and Alasdair na Saile Bige
Cha robh cam, nach robh crosda. The following is an account of a familiar tale of the island – perhaps…
Vuia Mhòr
Crofters taking fleeces off Vuia, c1990 (photographer unknown – perhaps Iain Macdonald?) The island of Vuia Mhor lies between Uig…
School Trip to Bernera, 1952
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Hogmanay in the Capital, 1943
The pressmen get their snaps – Lewisfolk provide a little colour Stornoway Gazette, 21 Jan 1944 American press photographers visited…
December
Miavaig; taken 29 December 2009, 9am. The bay at Miavaig is frozen, as are all the smaller sealochs, including Little…
Snow in Uig
We’ve had a lot of snow in Uig lately, but nothing as bad as this report from the Stornoway Gazette,…
Christmas at Fort Pitt, 1884
Further to the previous item about WJ Maclean of Gisla, who was a Chief Trader with the Hudson’s Bay Company:…
At Strome
A very unseasonable picture: a party from Reef, out at Strome for peats in fine weather. Angus Mackay (an Gagan),…
St Kilda Management Plan Consultation
St Kilda, one of only 24 dual-status World Heritage Sites, is management by the National Trust for Scotland, which is…