Scotland, Na h-Eileanan Siar
Taransay deserted island villages
Ghost town Documented sitePermission required
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Coins and tokens
Buttons and buckles
Clay pipe stemsAlso reported: croft tools, bottle and pottery fragments.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: West Yorkshire Archaeology Advisory Service, Amy Downes, (CC BY-SA 2.0), Unknown (Public domain), Surrey County Council, David Williams, (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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Why this spot
three crofting villages, declining from 1835, empty 1974
Harris island once made up of the villages of Raa, Uidh and Paible, whose population fell after rent rises in 1835 and livestock bans on cotters in 1883. It was abandoned in 1942, briefly resettled, and the last family, the MacRaes of Paible, left in 1974.View source →
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
boat access onlyWeather-dependent crossing
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