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"Memorial, north of Bac, on bank of Abhainn Ghriais close to beach at Traigh Ghriais",
"Rock pillar <i>(Caisteal a Mhorair)</i> on beach at Traigh Ghearadha, near Tolastadh",
"View over the house where we stayed, Bearnaraigh Beag is over the water",
"View to the north from the house at Crothair on Bearnaraigh",
"Calanais, a truly extraordinary stone monument, let down by a rotten photograph!",
"Bones of the earth showing through, Bearnaraigh",
"Rock pillar off the Butt of Lewis, where the North Sea meets the North Atlantic. An extraordinary place",
"Peaty water in the burns is often the colour of tea",
"White sand beach <i>(Traigh Mhor)</i> near Tolastadh on the north-east coast",
"Huge rock monolith at Traigh Ghearadha",
"I have this thing about images of road signs....",
"Peats drying after being cut by hand",
"Pots stacked ready for fishing",
"More Pots at the fishing wharf",
"Nice to see everyone obeys the signs....",
"Even more pots, I just love patterns",
"Floats",
"Traigh Bostadh, Bearnaraigh, site of late Iron Age settlement",
"View out of the kitchen window every morning and evening....",
"Abhainn Ghriais, stained by peat runoff",
"Orchid on the cliffs at Traigh Ghearadha",
"Waterlilies in the tiny loch behind the beach at Traigh Ghearadha",
"Rock weights used to hold thatch in place.  Originally heather rope was used",
"Thatch on a blackhouse at Gearrannan",
"Pair of half-scale creels <i>(Cliabh)</i> made by Donald MacArthur",
"Heather rope, about 35mm (1.3 inches) thick, simple two-strand cordage",
"Heather rope",
"<i>Ciosan</i> 25cm diameter, 120 cm tall with wrapped fold-down handle, made from Marram grass found only on one tiny island off Bearnaraigh Beag, probably pre-1940",
"Close-up view of the <i>Ciosan</i>",
"<i>Cliabh</i> which has had a hard life, full of peat, seen in Arnol Blackhouse Museum",
"The <i>irish</i> (pronounced ee-reesh) which is a strap used to carry the cliabh, made by Neil Smith",
"Complete <i>irish</i> made by Neil following Donald MacArthur&acute;s instruction",
"Inside a cliabh in Arnol Blackhouse Museum",
"Outside of a cliabh in Arnol Blackhouse Museum",
"Bringing Home the Peats, photo from around beginning of 20th century showing the cliabh in use",
"Homewards, endless skies, every sort of weather every day, an extreme and extraordinary part of the world"
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