Macaulay family of Lewis
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The Macaulay family of Uig in Lewis, known in Scottish Gaelic as Clann mhic Amhlaigh, were a small family located around Uig on the Isle of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. There is no connect
The Lewis Chessmen were discovered in the parish of Uig, on Lewis, in 1831. They are thought to have been made in Scandinavia, in the late 12th century, when the Outer Hebrides were a part of the Kingdom of Norway.
The villages of Kneep and Valtos, in Uig. These lands were once held by the Macaulays of Uig.
According to tradition, Clach an Trushal was erected by the Morrisons to mark a victorious battle over the Macaulays.
Dun Carloway, a ruinous Iron Age broch.
Clan Morrison
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Clan Morrison is a Scottish clan. The Highland Clan Morrison is traditionally associated with the Isle of Lewis and Harris around Ness, Dun Pabbay, and Barvas, lands in Sutherland around Durness, and
Macaulay family of Lewis
…origin. By the end of the 16th century the dominant clan on Lewis was Clan Macleod of The Lewes. Other notable Lewis clans were the somewhat smaller Morrisons of Ness and the even less numerous Macaulays of Uig. The Macaulays were centred in the area surrounding Uig on the western coast of Lewis, and had a deadly…
Ruined Bognie Castle, also known as Conzie Castle.
Archaeological excavation on the site of Dùn Èistean. The fort was once the seat of the Morrisons of Ness.
Morrison Badge and Hunting Tartan (Modern Colours)