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TITLE
Castlebay in Herring Season
EXTERNAL ID
PC_PRISCUS_WCS6399
PLACENAME
Lochboisdale
DISTRICT
South Uist
OLD COUNTY/PARISH
INVERNESS: South Uist
PERIOD
1890s
CREATOR
George Washington Wilson
SOURCE
Mark Butterworth - Priscus
ASSET ID
29632
KEYWORDS
South Uist
kelp
lobsters
fishing
herring
lochs
Castlebay in Herring Season

This photograph was taken by Scottish photographer George Washington Wilson (1823-93) and was used to illustrate talks he gave on Highland history. The following description is taken from Washington Wilson's own lecture notes.

Besides kelp making, at which old and young join, there is lobster fishing, and Loch Boisdale is often the scene of all the bustle and excitement accompanying a good herring season.

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Castlebay in Herring Season

INVERNESS: South Uist

1890s

South Uist; kelp; lobsters; fishing; herring; lochs

Mark Butterworth - Priscus

Imaging the Past

This photograph was taken by Scottish photographer George Washington Wilson (1823-93) and was used to illustrate talks he gave on Highland history. The following description is taken from Washington Wilson's own lecture notes. <br /> <br /> Besides kelp making, at which old and young join, there is lobster fishing, and Loch Boisdale is often the scene of all the bustle and excitement accompanying a good herring season.