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Western Isles, Orkney and Shetland — my view

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juamei Jul 2, 2012 12:22:07
Replying to CARL

CARL wrote:
I meant no offence - merely my observations.
It makes sense about the grant (I didn't know about that) and you are right that it was the old stone built hoses which were in ruin. I must say I thought these were much nicer houses than the modern pre-fabs however better the facilities. Pity they couldn't have renovated the old buildings?
A few years back we got talking to the lovely elderly inhabitant of the house at Fang circle (http://www.themodernantiquarian.com/site/567/fang_circle.html) and iirc her husband was born in the first ruined croft past the modern box house and his grandmother was born in the ruined croft built on the circle...

J juamei
juamei Jul 2, 2012 12:24:21
Replying to juamei

juamei wrote:
CARL wrote:
I meant no offence - merely my observations.
It makes sense about the grant (I didn't know about that) and you are right that it was the old stone built hoses which were in ruin. I must say I thought these were much nicer houses than the modern pre-fabs however better the facilities. Pity they couldn't have renovated the old buildings?
A few years back we got talking to the lovely elderly inhabitant of the house at Fang circle (http://www.themodernantiquarian.com/site/567/fang_circle.html) and iirc her husband was born in the first ruined croft past the modern box house and his grandmother was born in the ruined croft built on the circle...
Though reading the fang comments, maybe it was just one ruined croft and a sheep thingamy built about the circle. Its been a while...

M Megalithics
Megalithics Jul 15, 2012 20:27:58
Replying to juamei

juamei wrote:
A few years back we got talking to the lovely elderly inhabitant of the house at Fang circle (http://www.themodernantiquarian.com/site/567/fang_circle.html) and iirc her husband was born in the first ruined croft past the modern box house and his grandmother was born in the ruined croft built on the circle...
We talked to that lady too, she was tremendous and told us quite a few stories of her life there. It was hard for us to contemplate someone so old living alone out there, although she had a generator she told us she only ran it in the dark evenings when she needed the lights.........