The remains of the Whaling Station, Bunaveneadar, Harris (NB10SW 5), Western Isles from West. These ruins are all that remain of a large whaling station which finally closed in 1952. The whales were p ...

Description The remains of the Whaling Station, Bunaveneadar, Harris (NB10SW 5), Western Isles from West. These ruins are all that remain of a large whaling station which finally closed in 1952. The whales were processed here and turned into oil, fertiliser, bonemeal, cattle food, and dried and salted meat. The whales processed at Bunaveneadar were usually caught near the island of St Kilda.

Date 4/6/1997

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

Catalogue Number SC 794256

Category On-line Digital Images

Copy of D 11421 CN

Scope and Content Whaling Station, Bunaveneadar, Harris, Western Isles, from west These ruins are all that remain of a large whaling station which finally closed in 1952. The whales were processed here and turned into oil, fertiliser, bonemeal, cattle food, and dried and salted meat. Bunaveneadar opened in 1904, the year after industrial whaling began around Scotland. Many different types of whales were killed by harpoons, including killer and humpbacked whales. The whales processed at Bunaveneadar were usually caught near the island of St Kilda. 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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