General view of the whaling station from W Digital image of C 68874 CN

Description General view of the whaling station from W Digital image of C 68874 CN

Date 5/6/1996

Collection Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu

Catalogue Number SC 794227

Category On-line Digital Images

Copy of C 68874 CN

Scope and Content Whaling Station, Bunaveneadar, Harris, Western Isles, from west In the background of this view is a single-storeyed dwelling house. Close to the shore are the ruins of a commercial whaling station which was opened in 1904, and founded by Carl Herlofson. It was here that the whales were processed, after being caught in the sea around St Kilda. In the 18th and 19th centuries travellers who wished to go to the south of Harris could sail from Bunaveneadar to Losgaintir, but once the pier was built in Tarbert in the second half of the 19th century there was no longer any need for the service. Lewis and Harris are both parts of the same island, collectively known as 'the Long Island', which is the most northerly in the Outer Hebrides. Together they are about 95km in length and around 32km at the widest point. Most of Lewis is quite low-lying, whereas Harris is mountainous. Bunaveneadar is situated on the west coast of Harris. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.

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