Tobar an Dualchais - Kist O Riches

Title - An Orkney row of houses built with a crooked front wall to k...
Contributors - Jnr. Peter Leith
Reporters - Alan J. Bruford

Summary - An Orkney row of houses built with a crooked front wall to keep out the Devil.

Peter Leith and his father one time walked down to Nether Bigging on the shore. It was an old series of buildings built in one line. His father pointed out the crooked nature of the whole front wall of the structure and explained that it had been built that way to keep out the Devil, who could only walk in straight lines.


Track Duration (h:m:s) - 00:00:48
Date Recorded - 1967.09
Language - English, Scots
Genre - Information
Collection - School of Scottish Studies

Track ID - 59278
Original Tape ID - SA1967.108
Original Track ID - SA1967.108.A4
Audio Quality - Good
Audio Format - R2R



Recording Location:
  County - Orkney
  Parish - Stenness
  Island - Orkney Mainland


Item Location:
  County - Orkney
  Parish - Stenness
  Island - Orkney Mainland

Item Notes -

Permanent Link - http://www.tobarandualchais.co.uk/fullrecord/59278/1


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