The Man from Scaliscro
From the Stornoway Gazette, 29 March 1957. Iain Macleod was born in Skipton, Yorkshire in 1913 and was educated at…
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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:…
The Career of William Maclean
We’ve mentioned before the story of William “Big Bear” Maclean, who was born in Scaliscro in 1837 and, after his…
Side Schools in Uig II: Morsgail, Scaliscro and Linshader
More about Uig side schools, the small schools provided for a minimum of three pupils in remote parts. From research…
Side Schools in Uig I: Ardbheag
From research undertaken by Maggie Smith for Hebridean Connections and the Stornoway Gazette. See also Part II and Part III.…
Lochcroistean School, 1958
Teacher Babag Smith Back: 1. John Macdonald Carishader 2. Donald A Macdonald Scaliscro 3. Kenny A Mackay Geshader 7 Geshader…
The Sporting Estates of the Outer Hebrides, Past and Present
by David SD Jones, February 2008. An illustrated history of the sporting estates, including Morsgail, Scaliscro, Grimersta, Uig & Hamnaway,…
Babag and Peggy Ann at the Peats
Babag Smith 5 Carishader and Peggy Ann Macritchie 7 Carishader at Scaliscro road end.
Letter from Alexander Macrae Scaliscro to Seaforth, 1833
Photo by Chris Murray. This letter was written by a clerk for Alexander Macrae who signed it in his own hand. He…
Death of Big Bear Maclean
William J. Maclean was born at Scaliscro in 1837, son of Angus Maclean, mason, and Ann Macrae, daughter of the…
Letting Mealista in 1836
A letter dated 1836, from Thomas Knox, Chamberlain of the Lews at Seaforth Lodge to JA Stewart Mackenzie of Seaforth, MP, the…