A haystack was blown from Caithness to Orkney in a gale.
Contributors
Fieldworkers
Date
28 April 1975
Track ID
70537
Part 1
Track Information
Original Track ID
SA1975.52.A10
Original Tape ID
Summary
A man on a haystack was blown from Caithness to Orkney in a gale.
In 1952 (or perhaps 1951) there was a great gale. Mack Cogle in Orkney saw a haystack blowing past. The next day a man came past carrying the net off the haystack. He asked the way to Watten in Caithness.
Recording Location
County - Midlothian
Parish - Edinburgh
Village/Place - Edinburgh
Item Location
County - Orkney
Language
Scots
Genre
Collection
Source Type
Reel to reel
Audio Quality
Good