Tag Archives: Outer Hebrides

Tobair na h-oige, St. Kilda, Outer Hebrides

Posted on May 21, 2017 by

Sacred Well (lost):  OS Grid Reference – NA 100 000 Also Known as: Well of Eternal Youth Folklore An old story told in previous centuries by the indigenous folk of Hirta (St. Kilda) described a long-lost well that was thought to be an abode … Continue reading →

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Roghadal, Harris, Outer Hebrides

Posted on September 6, 2011 by

‘Stone Circle’:  OS Grid Reference – NG 045 831 Archaeology & History Not included in Burl’s (2000) magnum opus, it looks as if this place has long since gone – but perhaps a local or a wanderer might find remnants … Continue reading →

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Tigh Stallar, Boreray, St. Kilda

Posted on October 5, 2010 by

Stone circle:  OS Grid Reference – NA 153 050 Archaeology & History The isle of Boreray is four miles northeast of Hirta and here once lived, according to legend, a christian hermit.  However in the reverend Kenneth Macaulay History of … Continue reading →

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Carra Bhroin, Lochboisdale, South Uist

Posted on October 27, 2009 by

Standing Stone:  OS Grid Reference – NF 8117 2248 Also Known as: Carragh broin Archaeology & History The nature of this site seems a little disputed.  Shown on modern OS-maps and cited as being visited and seen in April 1967,the … Continue reading →

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Firbhreige, North Uist, Outer Hebrides

Posted on October 6, 2008 by

Standing Stones:  OS Grid Reference – NF 770 702 Also known as: Toroghas Getting Here This is nice n’ far north indeed – north-west Uist in fact!  Hit the A865 road northwest to the village of Ceann a’ Bhaigh.  By … Continue reading →

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Tobar nam Buadh, St. Kilda, Outer Hebrides

Posted on September 12, 2008 by

Holy Well: OS Grid Reference – NA 0863 0024 Also known as: Canmore ID 3962 Tobar-ianadaiche-buadhan Well of Virtues Archaeology & History This legendary healing well (the Well of Virtues) is on the north side of the island, a few hundred … Continue reading →

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