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Prògram Choinnich

Date 21 March 1997
Track ID 4648
Part 1

Track Information

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Program Choinnich 21.03.1997

Summary

The stone used for building Amhuinnsuidhe Castle came from Berneray.

John Angus MacKillop from Berneray relates how the stone used for building Amhuinnsuidhe Castle came from a quarry on Berneray. The quarry is located above the harbour. The stone was used for the entire frontage of the castle, although the rest came from Ayrshire. This happened in the nineteenth century. The War Memorial in Tarbert is also made from stone from the quarry.

Recording Location

County - Ross and Cromarty

Parish - Stornoway

Island - Lewis

Village/Place - Stornoway

Item Location

County - Inverness-shire

Parish - Harris

Island - Berneray

Language

Gaelic

Collection

BBC

Source Type

Dat

Audio Quality

Good