![]() ![]() An insular looking place, and one which might prefer to solve their own problems, look after their own, rather then let an ‘outsider’ take charge. Hunted every year, this is a strong tradition in a proud community which dates back centuries. Only the birds, the gannets are regular visitors to this place. The island is weather beaten, cold, remote, battered by the winds and ocean currents and lost in a mist of isolation. The sense of the blackhouse is dark and foreboding and a glimpse at the past and the history here. ![]() He also filmed the television series Machair there and although this novel is not in the Gaellic language, this is as authentic as if it were. Written by a man who loves the island and it shows. ![]() There are also descriptions of an ancient Lewis custom – where a group of men brave the sea to hunt birds on a remote island. The island of Lewis is described beautifully – the people, the weather, the customs and the black houses. ![]()
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