More memories, images and stories from one of my most memorable trips ever – Lewis in the Outer Hebrides.
As we lurch from heatwave to heatwave in South Australia this summer, I’ve been pining for the extra, deliciously mild, summer I had last year on Lewis in the Outer Hebrides. I’ve been wandering through my photos from the trip, reminiscing on this special place and thought I’d share a few more of my memories and the local stories with you.
St. Columba’s Cemetery is located on a narrow neck of land not far from Stornoway. The graveyard dates back to the 14th century and used to be 10 metres wider than it is now. The cemetery and the remains it holds are gradually being given up to the sea.
The slowly encroaching sea
Inside the ruins of the 14th century St. Columba’s Church, once one of the most important medieval churches in the Western Isles, now in real danger of being lost to the sea.
The mist rolling in along the rocky coast near Portvoller, on Lewis.
First lit on December 1, 1900, the Tiumpan Head lighthouse was automated 85 years later and the original light keepers buildings now house a cattery and kennels.
The Farm Raiders memorial at Aiginis. Left desperate by poverty and oppression, a group of raiders tried to claim farm land in 1888. Repelled by the military, they were unsuccessful and 13 were sentenced to prison, but their actions drew attention to their predicament. Eventually, in 1905, the land was divided into crofts.
Last glimpses of Stornoway
For more images from Lewis in the Outer Hebrides, check out my earlier posts here, here and here.
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Absolutely breathtaking!
Amanda, thanks for the article post.Really thank you! Great.
It is such a beautiful part of the world there!!!!!!
It has been such a scorching summer. I’ll be glad to see the back of it. I love these images – so much – especially as a rare cool breeze billows in the doorway and reminds me of the sea. Almost. 🙂