Bragar
Bragar
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| Lieutenancy area | |
| Country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | ISLE OF LEWIS |
| Postcode district | HS2 |
| Dialling code | 01851 |
| Police | Scotland |
| Fire | Scottish |
| Ambulance | Scottish |
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Bragar (
Residents are mainly Gaelic speaking, and many work as crofters.
The village's best-known landmark is a whalebone arch, made in 1921 from the jawbone of an 80-foot-long (24-metre) blue whale which was beached on the shore the year before. The arch is located at the Lakeview residence, the home of Murdo Morrison (1867–1950). Bragar also has a post office, a war memorial, and a school.
History
A ruined Iron Age broch, Dun Bragar, stands in Loch an Dùin in South Bragar,[3] 80 metres from the road and connected to the lochside by a causeway. In the mid-20th century local people took away many of its stones, and the structure is no longer safe.
The remains of a chapel, Teampall Eòin (the Temple of John the Baptist), built in the 15th century or earlier,
It is estimated that 2000 people are buried within the graveyard.[5]
Notable people
Roderick Morison, the retained harper to Clan MacLeod at Dunvegan Castle, was born in Bragar in 1656.[6] He wrote Òran Mòr MhicLeòid.
References
- ^ "Details of Bragar". Scottish Places. Retrieved 27 December 2014.
- ^ "A858". Sabre. Retrieved 27 December 2014.
- ^ "Lewis, Bragar, Loch An Duna". Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland. Retrieved 27 December 2014.
- ^ "Lewis, Teampull Eoin". Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland. Retrieved 27 December 2014.
- ISSN 2056-7421.
- ^ Chadwick, Simon Rory Dall. Early Gaelic Harp Info. Retrieved 22 April 2018
External links
- West Side Historical Society - History of the Whalebone Arch
- Canmore - Lewis, North Bragar site record
- Canmore - Lewis, Bragar site record
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