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Scarista - Isle of Harris - Western Isles
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View From the Scarista Picnic Area - Isle of Harris - Western Isles |
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Sgrarastadh Mhor Picnic Area
The Picnic Area was built in honour of the original Sgarastadh Mhor Crofters. A long time ago during the Lordship of the Isles 1266 - 1494 and also under the Macleods owners which followed, the west side of Harris would have been quite heavily populated by crofters as this is here the most fertile land "machair" was to be found.
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Seaweed - Scarista
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Scarista - Harris - Seal
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Scarista - Harris - Seal
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Vivid bright colours - red and orange seaweed at the Scarista Picnic Area - Isle of Harris |
So relaxed this silvery seal - seen from Scarista Picnic Area - Oct 2010 |
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So relaxed this silvery seal - seen from Scarista Picnic Area - Oct 2010 |
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Scarista - Harris - Seal
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Views from Scarista
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Scarista - Harris - Seal
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Scarista - Wildlife on Harris - This lovely seal relaxing on the rock |
This panorama can be seen from the Sgarastadh Mhor Picnic Area |
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Lovely silvery seal - spotted from the Scarista Picnic Area - Oct 2010 |
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Highland Clearances
Between 1828 and 1853 the Scarista are of Harris fell into the grasp of the "Highland Clearances" where the unfortunate local crofters were cleared off their land and their homes taken to make way for the large sheep farms which the landowners and their factors deemed to be more profitable.
As a result of these "clearances" many of the Scarista crofters fled to other small islands, some even emigrated to Canada and Australia. Even the stones from their blackhouses why resided were taken to build the walls serving to mark the boundaries of the new sheep farms.
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Rocks Scarista
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Harris Hills - from Scarista
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Sgarastadh Mhor - Rocks
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The rocks at the Sgarastadh Mhor Picnic Area - Harris - are beautiful |
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The splendid Harris Hills seen from Scarista |
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The rocks in the foreground here at Scarista look splendid |
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Scarista
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Scarista - Sand Patterns
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Scarista - Sand & Rocks
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The picnic area at Scarista Harris - is the perfect place to take in the views |
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Patterns in the sand at Scarista - Harris - Western Isles |
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Another view of the beach just below the Picnic Area at Scarista |
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village of Scarista that exists at the present time actually dates back to 1928. When the Great War was over in 1918 the soldiers who returned were promised land and so part of the next small village Borgh Mhor (Borve) and the old village of Sgarasta were divided into 8 crofts which became Sgarasta Mhor with 2 more crofts being added later in 1956. |
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Scarista - Sand & Rocks
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Scarista - Sand & Rocks
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Scarista - Rock
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Another view of the beach just below the Picnic Area at Scarista |
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Another view of the beach just below the Picnic Area at Scarista |
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Just a rather splendid rock on the Scarista beach |
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Scarista - Sand & Rocks
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Scarista - Sea Anemone
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Scarista - Sea Anemone
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Another view of the beach just below the Picnic Area at Scarista |
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Lots of interesting things on the rocks - sea anemone - limpets - seaweed |
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A close up of the red sea anemone - you wouldn't think thee were actual creatures would you? |
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