24918: Isle of Cliatasay, Lewis
The island of Cliatasay in Loch Roag to the north-east of Geshader village was not inhabited but was used for grazing and at one time, for burning kelp. The remains of a rough kelp kiln are visible below a high cliff in the middle of the island. Peat has evidently been cut there, and the deep waters all around would allow for easy loading of boats from natural piers.
Now used by crofters for sheep, Cliatasay was in the past used to graze bulls. The last Geshader bull to graze there was accidentally drowned on its journey back to Geshader.
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Drowning of the Geshader Bull