Cho domhainn 's a bha talamh Sgalpaigh.
Fieldworkers
Date
1973
Track ID
44759
Part 1
Track Information
Original Track ID
SA1973.122.B5
Original Tape ID
Summary
The depth of Scalpay soil.
The contributor recounts a story heard from Donald John MacLennan, 'An Sgalpach'. The soil in Scalpay supposedly reached depths greater than the mast of a Zulu.
Item Notes
A Zulu was a type of fishing boat that was first built in Lossiemouth in 1879, and named after the recently concluded Zulu Wars in South Africa.
Item Location
County - Inverness-shire
Parish - Harris
Island - Scalpay
Language
Gaelic
Genre
Collection
Source Type
Reel to reel
Audio Quality
Good