Ainmean-àite sgìre Cheann a' Bhàigh, a' Chaolais agus Hàstai...
Contributors
Date
30 July 1972
Track ID
83217
Part 1
Part 2
Track Information
Original Track ID
PN1972.034
Original Tape ID
Summary
Place names in Bayhead, Kyles and Hàstainn, North Uist.
The contributor discusses place names in Bayhead, Kyles and Hàstainn in North Uist and adds place names which do not appear on the area's OS Map. He tells about the background to some of them.
He mentions streams, rocks, wells, township boundaries, enclosures, lochs, sheilings and a detailed account of places at Creag Hàstain.
He tells about the history associated with Creag Hàstainn and sings a song that mentions many of these places. He also mentions the herding and living on the sheiling.
Item Location
County - Inverness-shire
Parish - North Uist
Island - North Uist
Village/Place - Bayhead
Language
Gaelic
Genre
Collection
Source Type
Reel to reel
Audio Quality
Good