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Berneray, part of North Uist and joined by causeway, has an identity of its own.
Pabbay is described by Martin Martin as being ‘half a league from Berneray‘ and – considering that a league was originally the distance that a man could could walk in an hour – this is a slight underestimation. However, it’s where the steward responsible for St Kilda traditionally lived. The outlying island group – 41 Read More …
There is a book available from the Berneray Historical Society concerning the people who have left the island. Here are some details: ‘The book contains eleven clearly written chapters detailing events in the island of Berneray starting with the earliest Neolithic arrivals moving through to the present. Various listed data are accompanied by stories of Read More …
‘A key feature of Berneray is its machair, an area of land which edges the shoreline. Machair becomes fertile over time by crushed shells and other minerals. This land was once sea bed, but through geological processes, it has been elevated from the sea bed and dried. Sand dunes formed as grasses grew, able to Read More …