- kittiwakes.
There is a
gannetry on Roaireim. From the late
Middle Ages on,
Lewismen regularly raided these nests for eggs, birds, and feathers.
There is a...
-
early seventeenth century when the
Mackenzies successfully overthrew the
Lewismen,
partly with the aid of the Morrisons, and the
MacLeods of
Harris (Siol...
- Cromwell's troops, who destro**** the old
castle in
Stornoway and in 1645
Lewismen fought on the
royalist side at the
Battle of Auldearn. A new era of Hebridean...
-
destruction that the
MacDonald of
Sleat chief was
driven off the
island by the
Lewismen.
Because the
Mackenzies now had the
title deeds of Lewis, the
island was...
-
scornful wife
shamed him into
joining the
Lewismen and that he fell in
battle with them. Of the 300
Lewismen who set off for
battle only 3 returned; of...
-
officers to
command his troops. Seaforth's list of
officers contained 16
Lewismen: four captains, four lieutenants, and four ensigns. Of these, two were...
-
offered to families, of
which in 1924: "43 are
tenanted by Harrismen, 20 by
Lewismen and 5 by Skyemen.
There is a
total po****tion of
approximately 400." Fiskavaig...
-
Lewis war
memorial is an 85 ft
Scots Baronial Tower commemorating 1,151
Lewismen from
World War I. It
received the
largest grant War
Memorials Trust had...
- kittiwakes.
There is a
gannetry on Roaireim. From the late
Middle Ages on,
Lewismen regularly raided these nests for eggs,
birds and feathers.
There is a po****tion...
