Oblique aerial view centred on the remains of buildings and settlement with the lazy beds and field banks adjacent, taken from the ENE.

Description Oblique aerial view centred on the remains of buildings and settlement with the lazy beds and field banks adjacent, taken from the ENE.

Date 3/7/2003

Collection RCAHMS Aerial Photography

Catalogue Number SC 1698838

Category On-line Digital Images

Copy of E 35975 CN

Scope and Content Settlement remains at Skipisdale, Mingulay, Western Isles The island of Mingulay, meaning 'Big Isle' in Old Norse, lies at the southern end of the Western Isles (Outer Hebrides). Skipisdale is located on the south coast of the island and takes its name from a combination of the Old Norse words for 'ship' and 'valley'. The reference to 'ship' indicates that there was a landing place on the coast. This shows the ruins of a medieval or later settlement. It comprises at least 10 buildings, partially built upon a platform. Field boundaries and the distinctive ridges associated with lazy-bed cultivation can also be seen. Of the five main islands south of Barra, Mingulay was once the most heavily populated. A census of 1881, records that 150 people lived on the island. In 1912 the island was finally abandoned and was bequeathed to the National Trust for Scotland by Miss J M Fawcett in 2000. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.

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