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Available
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Publication
The White Horse Press (1996), Paperback, 128 pages
Description
This is a study of the longships used by the lords of the Hebridean islands, describing the high degree of perfection achieved by the early shipwrights who fashioned the ships of carved wood in meticulous detail. The birlinns were used for the transport of men, great sea battles and clan feuds and raids.
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ISBN
1874267308 / 9781874267300
Local notes
In the ancient church of St. Clements, Rodil, Isle of Harris, Alasdair Crotach MacLeod- Alexander the Hunchback, 8th chief of the MacLeods of Harris & Dunvegan, prepared his elaborate tomb in 1528. Among intricately carved figures is the finest true representation of the Hebridean birlinn, carved with meticulous detail. Even the stitches on the sailcloth are shown...
Physical description
128 p.; 8.19 inches
Pages
128