Uig, Lewis

Herausgegeben:Surhone, Lambert M.; Timpledon, Miriam T.; Marseken, Susan F.

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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Uig is a ''bay backed machair and hills'' on the western coast of the island of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. The name derives from the Norse word Vik meaning ''a bay''. Uig Beach is surrounded by the villages of Crowlista (Cradhlastadh), Timsgarry (Timsgearraidh), Ardroil (Eadar Dha Fhadhail) and Carnish. The large beach is one of Scotland''s leading kite-buggy locations, being large, flat, and frequently subject to suitable winds. It is best known as the site where the Lewis Chessmen were found. Before 1831, a local crofter discovered a buried hoard of chess pieces, uncovered following a storm. The chessmen are now in the British Museum and the Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh, with replicas in the Uig Heritage Centre in Timsgearraidh. They are mostly carved from walrus tusks and probably originated in Norway sometime in the 12th century, although when and how they came to be in Uig is unknown. Bhaltos (or Valtos) is the largest village in Uig and is home to about 35 people.

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• Verlag: Betascript Publishing
• Seitenzahl: 92
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 220mm
• ISBN-13: 9786131034220
• ISBN-10: 6131034222
• Artikelnr.: 29880768