Blackhouse Village Cottage, Isle Of Lewis, UK
by Lesley Evered
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Blackhouse Village Cottage, Isle Of Lewis, UK
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Lesley Evered
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Photograph - Camera: Nikon Coolpix E3200
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One of the cottages in the Blackhouse Village at Gearrannan, Isle Of Lewis in the Scottish Islands, UK...............
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Huddled atop a hill overlooking the fierce Atlantic is a quaint cluster of stone cottages. This once-abandoned village both preserves a piece of the Outer Hebrides’ past and serves as a picturesque place for travellers to spend a night or two.
This cluster of houses was built in the late 1800s. They’re the traditional blackhouses that once dotted the Hebridean landscape.
For centuries, Highlanders and their livestock lived in these one-room abodes. The houses, which featured packed earth floors, drystone walls, and thatched roofs, offered refuge from the wild North Atlantic weather. A fire in the central hearth kept the space warm, and a divider separated the human inhabitants from their farm animals, which remained huddled at one end of the building.
Between 1945 and 1965, the other crofts and blackhouses on the Isle of Lewis received running water and electricity. People lived in these houses until the 1970s, when the village’s remaining elderly residents moved into more modern homes that didn’t require as much upkeep. It seemed as though the village would then be lost to time, destined to crumble and decay until it was no more than a ruin. But in 1989, Urras nan Gearrannan, the local trust, set to work restoring and preserving these historic buildings. Now, the renovated blackhouses are available as holiday accommodation. (https://www.atlasobscura.com)...
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Comments (46)
Cindy Treger
Wow, Lesley, what an amazing location - great shot. f/l
Lesley Evered replied:
Thanks very much Cindy for such an enthusiastic message....really very greatly appreciated as are the like and favourite. It is, indeed, an amazing place
Barbie Corbett-Newmin
So charming and rustic!
Lesley Evered replied:
Absolutely, Barbie....the whole village has a charm of its own. Thanks so much for looking in and for your really nice comment
Carolyn Rosenberger
What a wonderful capture of this stone cottage! Love it!
Lesley Evered replied:
Thanks very much Carolyn for your kind comments on this....I am sure you would also love to visit there.....a fascinating place. Thanks very much too for the favouriting....most appreciated
Charles Robinson
I love it, Lesley. It is a great find depicting the use of materials on hand for construction
Lesley Evered replied:
Absolutely Charles....thank you very much for your lovely comments and thoughts on this one.
Juergen Hess
A great find. Well done indeed. My sure fave!
Lesley Evered replied:
Thanks very much Juergen for such lovely comments and thank you too for favouriting this one.
Wayne Moran
wow wow wow so wonderfully fabulous.
Lesley Evered replied:
Thank you very much Wayne for such a lovely comment....I am very pleased you like this one so much
Stephanie Moore
A Hobbit cottage - I love it, Lesley! FL
Lesley Evered replied:
Thanks very much Stephanie - it does look like that from this side.....thanks very much for the like and favourite too....most appreciated
Dennis Baswell
interesting cottage made with local stone, will last forever
Lesley Evered replied:
Thank you Dennis....I am sure you are right as these cottages have already outlived some really heavy weather and seem to be as sturdy as ever.
Angela Davies
Just love this quaint stone cottage LF
Lesley Evered replied:
Thank you Angela and very many thanks too for the like and favourite....most appreciated
Kathryn Jones
Beautifully captured! I can almost smell that fresh sea air!
Lesley Evered replied:
Thanks very much Kathryn for such poetic comments.....it is certainly a lovely fresh place to be
Greta Foose
Such a cool image of the past still standing in today's world.
Lesley Evered replied:
Thanks very much for favouriting this on Greta and for your really nice comment
Wayne Moran
So wonderfully amazingly fabulous.
Lesley Evered replied:
Thanks very much Wayne for such super comments and thanks too for the favouriting.
Nancy Griswold
Wonderful image and history, thanks so much for the write up, so very interesting FAV+
Lesley Evered replied:
Thank you Nancy....I am pleased you liked the history....it is what I like reading on other artist's works too and I find it fascinating to research places for my own pictures. Thanks so much for the favouriting too....greatly appreciated.
Lois Bryan
Wow … so unique, Lesley!!! Fabulous capture, love the shadow and sun on the stones!!! f t
Lesley Evered replied:
Thank you very much Lois for such lovely comments here and many thanks too for the f/t....very much appreciated
Cassandra Buckley
Great subject and composition
Lesley Evered replied:
Thank you very much Cassandra for favouriting this one and for your really nice comments
Joe Vella
Beautiful image with wonderful detail.
Lesley Evered replied:
Very many thanks Joe for such a nice comment and thanks too for the favouriting.
Michael Mazaika
Neat shot, Lesley. - Mike (V)
Lesley Evered replied:
Very many thanks Michael....I really appreciate your voting for this one...thanks.