Colour photograph of a eider duck`s nest on Soa.
An eider duck`s nest with four eggs, photographed on Soa around 2001.
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Dates: 2000s
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Colour photograph of a eider duck`s nest on Soa.
An eider duck`s nest with two eggs, photographed on Soa around 2001.
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Colour photograph of herring gull chicks on Soa.
Two herring gull chicks on Soa around 2001.
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Colour photograph of herring gull`s nest on Soa.
Gull`s nest with four eggs, probably a herring gull`s, photographed on Soa around 2001.
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Colour photograph of 9 Barrapol, taken in 2003.
Hector and Johann MacKinnon`s thatched house at 9 Barrapol, photographed by Catriona Hunter in 2003.
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Black and white photograph of the P.S `Waverley` at Gott Bay pier in 2004.
The P.S. Waverley at Gott Bay pier on 9/5/04.
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Colour photograph of Taigh Raonaild in Brock in 2003.
The leaning chimney of Taigh Raonaild in Brock with Taigh Iain Mhòir and Taigh Èairdsidh in the background, photographed by Dr John Holliday in 2003.
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Colour photograph of Taigh Uilleim in Brock taken in 2003.
Taigh Uilleim in Brock photographed by Dr John Holliday in 2003.
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Taigh Raonaild in Brock
Photograph of Taigh Raonaild in Brock in 2003
Because thatching is so labour intensive, islanders have experimented with different roofing materials as they became available. The most popular has been a layer of felt laid on wooden sarking which is then tarred every other year.
The roof timbers were largely retained so that the shape of the new black roofs resembled that of the thatch. This design allowed small windows to be put into the roof space which give a more usable upper floor.
Putting a modern roof on to old walls has given the traditional houses a new life to an extent not seen anywhere else in Scotland. This was helped by a Housing Action Scheme run by the local authority in the 1980s which encouraged the renovation of existing houses rather than the building of new ‘kit’ houses.
Colour photograph of Taigh Raonaild in Brock in 2003.
Taigh Raonaild in Brock photographed by Dr John Holliday in 2003.
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Colour photograph of Taigh Catriona in Heanish in 2003.
Taigh Catriona or “Brandon Cottage” in Heanish photographed by Dr John Holliday in 2003.
