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The Great Bernera Lobster Pond |
 Great Bernera Lobster PondAlthough there are many lobster ponds throughout Lewis and Harris, The Great Bernera Lobster Pond is unique both for its size and length of use.
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Bostadh Iron Age House & Village |
 Iron Age House © James SmithIt has long been known that something special lay in the dunes at Bostadh, as every now and then an artefact would be discovered on the beach.
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Lobster fishing in Bernera past and present |
 © James SmithLoch Roag, the large sea loch in which Bernera is situated is famous for its shell fish, and since the beginning of the 19th century, lobster fishing has been a major livelihood for Bernera men.
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The Bernera Riot Cairn, Tobson Crossroads |
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 Riot Cairn © James SmithFor centuries the Bernera Crofters had the grazing and their summer
sheilings on the moor but in 1874 they were to lose their old grazing and be given a
much smaller area at Hacklete instead. These events stimulated an uprising, which became known as the
"Bernera Riot".
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The Bridge Over the Atlantic |
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 (c) Buy ImageUntil 1953, Bernera was an offshore island, linked to the mainland Lewis only by the sea. It is without doubt a fact that if the bridge to Bernera had not been built, there would be nobody living in Bernera today.
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The Norse Mill at Breaclete |
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 The Norse Mill © James SmithOn the west shore of Loch Riosaigh, Breaclete Mill lies on the
outlet of Loch nan Geadraisen half a mile from the road at Breaclete.
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The Uig Chessmen - The Vikings were here! |
 The UIg Chessmen © James SmithThe exquisitely carved Twelfth Century walrus ivory Uig chessmen
were found hidden in a small stone structure near Ardroil on Camas Uig.
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