An extract from the unpublished memoirs of Rev Col AJ Mackenzie, son of the gamekeeper Roderick Mackenzie. AJ was born in 1887 in Kinlochresort and moved with his family to […]
Read more →From the Highland News, 30 August 1913; we’ve already had the fundraising concert and the domestic prizes: The West Uig and Bernera Crofters’ Show was held at Lochcroistean School on […]
Read more →[singlepic=243,500,305] The picture is of the blackhouse at 3 Ardroil; the following is from Emily Macdonald’s Twenty Years of Hebridean Memories (1939): When I first came to Lewis [in 1919], there […]
Read more →Highland News, 22 March 1913: A most enjoyable concert in aid of the Uig and Bernera Cattle Show Fund was held in Valtos Public School on Friday 14th inst., Mr […]
Read more →Dol’ol at the loom (photo by John Blair). From an article for Uig News by Dave Roberts: After the First World War there were ex-servicemen who had lost a hand, […]
Read more →From an article for Uig News by Dave Roberts: The Harris Tweed industry, according to the traditional story, is said to have begun in the mid-19th century. The two Macleod […]
Read more →The ladies who did the tea at Rev Angus Macfarlane’s 25th Anniversary presentation at Baile na Cille in 1976. Back: 1. Catriona Macdonald PO Miavaig 2. Dollag Buchanan 9 Mangersta […]
Read more →As we’re in Crowlista… thanks to Donald and Cathie Mary for the list of names. Teachers Miss Ann Macdonald Stornoway and Mrs Catherine Finlayson Ardroil. Back: 1. Iain Morrison Brenish […]
Read more →Babag Smith 5 Carishader and Peggy Ann Macritchie 7 Carishader at Scaliscro road end.
Read more →The machair is in bloom – in case anyone who’s not in Uig or near a machair of their own would like to see it, here it is. Back to ancient history […]
Read more →Excursions to Harris and Ness, late 1980s (?). Click to enlarge.
Read more →The first tea-break on an outing from Uig to Harris; the stop was on the main road in the dip by the Leurbost road end. Peter Smith on the […]
Read more →From the Stornoway Gazette, Local and District News, Friday December 3rd, 1920. Landslide in Valtos Glen On Thursday morning of last week, there was a repetition here of the previous […]
Read more →Commentary by Shonnie; video by Keith. I can’t tell you how much I love this. Anthea and Dòmhnall Calum wrote up some similar detail here.
Read more →Uig Community Shop has just opened a new extension; the picture shows the arrangements in August 1981, with Calum Ruadh at the manual pumps. Thanks to Carol Wallis (waiting by the […]
Read more →Last night – followed by more sun. The hill is Mealisbhal.
Read more →HA Moisley MSc & Members of the Geographical Field Group Glasgow and Nottingham Universities 1960 A very detailed survey of crofting in Uig in 1958-60, with information on the physical […]
Read more →In years gone by, practically all the sheep belonging to Valtos and Cliff spent the winter on the hill grazings, out as far as the Morsgail boundary, but in those […]
Read more →Another Uig tradition: Saturday 5 July from 1pm Reef Machair Fun and games and a world-class tea tent. Post-event: photos
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