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The village was a crofting village until 1863, after which the inhabitants of North Galson, South Galson and Melbost Galson were cleared to make way for a new farm. The farm was occupied by tenants until 1921, when crofters began to lobby for land reform.
Milton (Scottish Gaelic: Geàrraidh Bhailteas) is the name of a tack or tenant farm on the island of South Uist in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. It was on this tack that Jacobite heroine Flora MacDonald (1722-1790) was born and spent her childhood. [1] A memorial dedicated to her stands at the remains of the township. [2]
Coll (Scottish Gaelic: Col) is a farming settlement near Stornoway, on the Isle of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. Coll is situated on the B895, between Stornoway and New Tolsta, [1] and is also within the parish of Stornoway. [2]
Achmore (Scottish Gaelic: An t-Acha Mòr; marked on some maps as Acha Mòr [1]) is a village in the Scottish Outer Hebrides, on the Isle of Lewis. The name means 'big field'. [ 2 ] Achmore is within the parish of Lochs [ 3 ] and lies on the A858 , about 7 miles (11 km) southwest of Stornoway . [ 4 ]
Holm Village (Scottish Gaelic: Tolm) is a village in the Scottish Outer Hebrides, on the Isle of Lewis near Stornoway.The modern area of Holm can be split into two distinct areas - "Holm Village" and "Holm Road with Parkend".
Modern stack of drying pattern-laid machine-cut peat turfs in Ness, the Outer Hebrides (2007). Traditional crofting involved heavy labour to make hand-cut turfs using wood-handled metal peat-cutters with a blade set at 90 degrees (a tushkar). Crofting communities in the period 1846–56 were badly hit by the Highland Potato Famine. The small ...
Villages in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. Subcategories. This category has the following 5 subcategories, out of 5 total. B. Villages on Barra (8 P) H.
North Dell (Scottish Gaelic: Dail bho Thuath) is a village on the Isle of Lewis in the community of Ness, in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. North Dell is within the parish of Barvas. [1] It lies 5 km south of the Butt of Lewis, between the settlements of South Dell and Cross and comprises 22 crofts. North Dell is reputed to be the best village ...