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| Title | Description | Images | Id |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morsgail, Lewis | Morsgail is a sporting estate of 12,500 acres, formerly owned by Sir James Matheson. The old lodge house was burned down in the 1980s and was replaced by a modern building. It is located about two miles from the main... | 1988 | |
| Morsgail Lodge | On Morsgail Estate, the old Morsgail Lodge, situated at Loch Morsgail near Kinlochroag, burned down in the 1980s and was replaced by a modern house. Nearby is the old stable, above which were the schoolrooms when a... | 60464 | |
| Morsgail & Hamnaway postman | A friend of Finlay Macdonald 23 Kirkibost, Calum Macaskill BEM (Luachar). Postman to Morsgail, Hamnaway, Ardhasaig | 83648 | |
| Morsgail & Hamnaway postman | A friend of Finlay Macdonald 23 Kirkibost, Calum Macaskill BEM (Luachar). Postman to Morsgail, Hamnaway, Ardhasaig | 83648 | |
| Morsgail Side School | A small side-school was held in Morsgail when numbers merited, under the supervision of Lochcroistean School. The schoolrooms were above the stable. According to tradition there was school in operation for the family of... | 51537 | |
| GARRY MORSGAIL, LEWIS - SHIELING? (Undated) | Summary: SHIELING? (Undated) Location: NB 137 225 Full description: NB12SW 16 137 225 What may be four unroofed shieling-huts, annotated as Ruins, are depicted on the 1st edition of the OS 6-inch map (Ross-shire,... | 32412 | |
| Angus Macdonald, 2 Breaclete | Angus Macdonald "Dobhsair", 2 Breaclete, while working as a ghillie, with a guest at Morsgail | 86251 | |
| Angus Macdonald, 2 Breaclete | Angus Macdonald "Dobhsair", 2 Breaclete, while working as a ghillie, with a guest at Morsgail | 86252 | |
| Mary Ann Macdonald | Mary Ann Macdonald (1890-1944) from 4 Park, Barvas was the first wife of John A Maciver, Morsgail, Uig. | 5099 | |
| Catherine Macinnes, 6 Hacklete | The lady standing in the centre is Catherine Macinnes "Katag a Loch" 1 Breaclete and 6 Hacklete. This photograph was taken in Morsgail where she was teaching. | 83311 | |
| Angus Macdonald | Angus Macdonald, married to Mary Macleod, 4 Park Barvas were the parents of Mary Ann Macdonald, wife of John A Maciver, Morsgail. | 5095 | |
| Emily Maciver | Emily was a daughter of Kenneth and Elizabeth nee Coombs. Her father was a gamekeeper at Morsgail from 1887 until 1912, he then moved to Barvas. | 25298 | |
| Christina Maciver | Christina, born in 1889, was a daughter of Kenneth and Elizabeth nee Coombs. Her father was a gamekeeper at Morsgail from 1887 until 1912. | 25289 | |
| Chrissie Ferguson | Chrissie was a daughter of Finlay Ferguson and Lillias Maciver, Morsgail. She was married to Donald Matheson, 39 Cliff, where they settled. They had two daughters. | 52577 | |
| Piper's Cottage, Kinlochroag | Sir James Matheson, who owned the Sporting Estate at Morsgail, had a resident piper; hence how Piper's Cottage got its name. The cottage subsequently became a self-catering holiday home, owned by the Macdonald family at... | 119532 | |
| Kenina Smith | Kenina (born 1922) was a daughter of Donald Smith and Mary Macdonald, 2 Ungeshader and later 7 Enaclete. She started school in Loch Croistean on the 4 April 1927. Her father Donald was a gardener in Morsgail and on 23... | 36789 | |
| Malcolm Macdonald | Malcolm (1917-1998) was a son of John Macdonald and Henrietta Mackenzie, 11 Kirkibost. Malcolm managed the estate at Morsgail for many years, having taken over from the father of Lily Ferguson, who he married. They had... | Yes | 7243 |
| Kenneth Maciver | Kenneth Maciver, son of Angus Maciver and Christina Maclean, 7 Breaclete was a Gamekeeper at Kenmore in Park, then Morsgail and then finally at Barvas. He married Elizabeth Combs from Bournemouth at Appleton, England. | 5085 | |
| Gamekeepers House | Kenneth Maciver worked in Kenmore as a gamekeeper before moving to Morsgail and then to Barvas. Robert Dempster who had been a gamekeeper in Valamus, moved to the Isle of Rhum in 1927 but returned to Lewis in 1929 and... | 29284 | |
| Elizabeth Combs | Elizabeth Combs from Bournemouth married Kenneth Maciver who was a Gamekeeper at Kenmore in Park, then Morsgail and then finally at Barvas. Their son John (1897-1978) became Gamekeeper at Soval Lodge. | 5087 | |
| Mary Macleod | Mary Macleod, wife of Angus Macdonald, 4 Park Barvas and parents of Mary Ann who was the first wife of John Maciver, Morsgail, Uig. | 5097 | |
| Finlay Ferguson | Finlay, born in 1885, was a son of Donald and Margaret nee Maciver from 6 Crulivig. He married Lily Maciver from Keose and lived at the gamekeeper's cottage in Morsgail where they raised three daughters. | 25226 | |
| Finlay Maciver | Finlay, born in 1893, was a son of Kenneth and Elizabeth nee Coombs. His father was a gamekeeper at Morsgail from 1887 until 1912. Finlay was killed in action in France during WW1. | 25295 | |
| Frances Maciver | Frances was a daughter of Kenneth and Elizabeth nee Coombs. Her father was a gamekeeper at Morsgail from 1887 until 1912, when he moved to Barvas. | 25300 | |
| Finlay Macdonald | Finlay, born in 1873, was a son of Neil and Barabel nee Maciver from 2 Breaclete. He served with the Royal Naval Reserve during WW 1 and after the war worked for Morsgail Estate. | 22291 | |
| Donald Smith | Donald was born in 1877; he lived at 2 Ungeshader and later 7 Enaclete. He was married to Mary Macdonald from Geshader and was the fourth croft tenant. Donald was employed as estate gardener at Morsgail. | 2728 | |
| Angus Maciver | Angus, born in 1886, was the eldest child of Kenneth and Elizabeth nee Coombs. He spent his early years at Morsgail where his father was gamekeeper. | 25306 | |
| Joan Macdonald | Joan (1955-2016) was a daughter of Malcolm Macdonald and Lily Ferguson, Morsgail and later Kinlochroag. Her husband was from Breaclete, Bernera, and she lived there with him. They had one daughter. Joan was a teacher at... | Yes | 110674 |
| Donald Matheson | Donald (born 1911) was a son of Norman Matheson and Margaret Macleod, 39 Cliff. He assumed tenancy of the croft and settled there with his wife, Chrissie Ferguson, Morsgail. They had two daughters. Donald had a mobile... | 52569 | |
| Donald Mackay | Donald (1909-1968) was a son of Alexander Mackay and Christina Maclennan, 15 Valtos. He married Murdina Macaulay, 2 Carnish and they lived at 15 Valtos. They had one daughter. Donald died suddenly while working as a... | 48185 |