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Cha Till Mise
Ruaraidh G MacIlleathain
Cha Till Mise – convoys to Russia in the Second World War.
On 11th September 1928, HMS Achates (H12) was built at the John Brown Ironworks, Clyde River. On the 31st December 1942, HMS Achates (H12) was sunk in the Arctic Ocean by the Kriegsmarine.

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A Thogail Dùn
Take a trip back in time and imagine building a fort out of wood and stone.

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Compelled by Memory: The Lewis Land Monuments, 1994 – 2018
Lindsay Blair et al.
An in-depth analysis of five stone monuments in the Isle of Lewis.

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Rotal
Maggie Smith (Editor)
Accounts of fishing in the Outer Hebrides.

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Place-names of Inverness and surrounding area
Roddy Maclean
The author endeavours to explain the interpretation that he and others have made of the area’s place-names and includes much historical, environmental and topographical information.

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The Changing Outer Hebrides
Frank Rennie
“This is a remarkable and intimate portrait of Galson crofting township in all its varied aspects, but encompassing not just the whole island of Lewis, but the Hebrides, the Highlands, and indeed beyond.”

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History with Heart and Soul: The Place-names of North Lewis
Comunn Eachdraidh Nìs
Ness Historical Society has created a rich archive of place-names, the information having been provided by over fifty contributors between 1966 and 2018, and this book is the result.

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Uibhist a Deas
Domhnall Iain MacDhòmhnaill
Republished in 2019, MacDhòmhnaill’s book – Uibhist a Deas – tells the history of South Uist from the formation of its geology to the culture and customs of its inhabitants.

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Scottish Customs – From the Cradle to the Grave
Bennett, Margaret
In this new edition, Margaret Bennet offers a fascinationg insight into the life and culture of Scotland over a period of 400 years.

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Scottish Gaelic Place-names
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GBC@50: A unique insight
A booklet commemorating fifty years since the establishment of The Gaelic Books Council in 1968.
This publication includes a short guide to the organisation’s history. A Gaelic version is also available.

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Saints and Sinners: Tales of Lewis Lives
Iain Smith & Joan Forrest
This scholarly and readable book goes a long way to answering many questions. The focus is on case studies, with poets, explorers, theologians, teachers and academics included in this ‘micro-history’ of late 19th & early 20th century Scotland.

£15.00
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