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Berneray, part of North Uist and joined by causeway, has an identity of its own.
Consider again when Thomas Telford was commissioned to design and supervise the building of the so-called ‘Parliamentary Church’ on Berneray, little did he realise that it would continue for so long in the ecclesiastical sense and then migrate, in architectural terms, to becoming a house and studio that has been nationally acclaimed. The architects, Patience Read More …
This image of Berneray Harbour was taken from the marinas.com website, featuring havens far and near for vessels. It’s not at dawn, however, although this YouTube clip was taken at the same location as the sun was rising. Some hostellers will recall walking quickly past the harbour at that time of day, making for the Read More …
Walking around Berneray gives many vistas – for although only three miles long and two miles wide, it does have an accessible coastline that’s virtually ten miles in distance. One is to be found in the south-west corner at Braighe na Ceilp where, in the 1840s, there was a flourishing trade in the production of Read More …