1030: Ungeshader, Lewis

Ungeshader is a small village of just four crofts (each with one or two houses, now mostly uninhabited) on the east side of Little Loch Roag, very near the narrows. It has several landing stages on the shore including a small harbour, the remains of a kiln and a ‘norse’ mill, powered by water from two lochs, Loch Beag na Muilne and Loch Mor na Muilne. Many of the families came from Geshader or had close connections there.

In 1807, the tenants are Malcolm Macleod and Murdo Matheson; in 1819 he is joined by Murdo Matheson. Another early tenant, in 1841, was Kenneth Maclean from Callanish, who subsequently moved to Brenish. It is not known whether these had any connection to later tenants.

After lotting, the crofts were occupied as follows:

1: Morrison and Macleod (and briefly Campbell)

2: Smith

3: briefly Smith then Maclean (from Reef)

4: Matheson

According to D Maciver, Place Names of Lewis and Harris: