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Uig chessman sculpture at Ardroil, Uig, Lewis
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Western Isles - Uig, Great Bernera and Mangurstadh, Lewis
Uig chessman sculpted by Stephen Hayward in 2006 at Cappadale, Ardroil, Uig, Lewis, commissioned by Uig Community Council to commemorate the hoard of walrus ivory chess pieces found in Uig in 1831. Normally housed between the National Museum of Scotland and the British Museum, some of the pieces were lent to a special exhibition in Stornoway during 2011. They are probably of Norse origin, and are thought to date from the 12th century, during the 450 years of Norse rule in the Western Isles.
20 June 2011
Primrose at Àird Mòr Mhangarstadh, Uig, Lewis
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Western Isles - Uig, Great Bernera and Mangurstadh, Lewis
Primrose (Primula Vulgaris) at Àird Mòr Mhangarstadh, Uig, Lewis, growing rather small, and flowering late (21 June) in this harsh salty and windy environment.
21 June 2011
Mèalasta, and Eilean Mhèalasta, Uig, Lewis
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Western Isles - Uig, Great Bernera and Mangurstadh, Lewis
Mol Foirsgeo, Mèalasta, with Eilean Mhèalasta and Scarp in the background. A bit beyond the sandy beach is the slipway at Mèalasta, the end of the road, 45 miles from Stornoway.
21 June 2011
Red-throated diver, Uig, Lewis
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Western Isles - Uig, Great Bernera and Mangurstadh, Lewis
Red-throated diver (Gavia stellata) taking off, Uig, Lewis
21 June 2011
Golden Plover, Uig, Lewis
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Western Isles - Uig, Great Bernera and Mangurstadh, Lewis
Golden Plover (Pluvialis apricaria), Uig, Lewis.
20 June 2011
Camas na Clibhe, Bhaltos, Uig, Lewis
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Western Isles - Uig, Great Bernera and Mangurstadh, Lewis
Camas na Clibhe, a sandy beach near Bhaltos, Uig, Lewis
21 June 2011
Wartime buildings, Breanais, Uig, Lewis
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Western Isles - Uig, Great Bernera and Mangurstadh, Lewis
Ruined wartime buildings, Breanais, Uig, Lewis. Several hundred military personnel were garrisoned at Breanais, Islibhig and Mealasta during the Second World War. The RAF had a radar station.
21 June 2011
Red-throated diver, Uig, Lewis
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Western Isles - Uig, Great Bernera and Mangurstadh, Lewis
Red-throated diver (Gavia stellata) taking off, Uig, Lewis
21 June 2011
Red-throated diver, Uig, Lewis
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Western Isles - Uig, Great Bernera and Mangurstadh, Lewis
Red-throated diver (Gavia stellata), Uig, Lewis
21 June 2011
Lousewort, Àird Mòr Mhangarstadh, Uig, Lewis
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Western Isles - Uig, Great Bernera and Mangurstadh, Lewis
Lousewort, (Pedicularis Sylvatica), Àird Mòr Mhangarstadh, Uig, Lewis. It grows on damp moorland, and is partially parasitic on the roots of other plants, in an attempt to gain nutrients on this poor moorland soil.
