Barra
- Episodes from an Islands History looks at a dozen episodes of particular interest & importance in the history of Barra & the Bishops Isles from the time of the Pioneers who first settled the islands around 3500 BC to the Vatersay Raiders of 1906. In reading about these events youll also meet some of the colourful characters who have peopled Barra over the centuries from the Viking invader Onund Woodenleg & the piratical chief Rory the Tartar to the Macneil who fought at Corunna & Waterloo went spectacularly bankrupt & then went on to become one of Britains most senior soldiers. Youll also witness the notorious clearances at the hands of Colonel Gordon of Cluny & the tragic fate of 350 passengers on the Annie Jane in 1853. Weaving together the evidence of archaeology historical documents & oral tradition this book provides a fascinating overview of six thousand years of Barras history.