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{{short description|A flat tidal island in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland}}
{{short description|Flat tidal island in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland}}
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|celtic name=Am Baile Sear
|celtic name=Am Baile Sear
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|meaning of name= [[Scots Gaelic Language|Gaelic]] for 'east town'.
|meaning of name= [[Scottish Gaelic]] for 'east town'.
|area= {{convert|910|ha|sqmi|1}}
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|area rank=54
|area rank=54
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|highest elevation= {{convert|12|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}
|Population=58<ref name=NRS>{{NRS1C}}</ref>
|Population=58<ref name=NRS>{{NRS1C}}</ref>
|population density =6.4 people/km<sup>2</sup><ref name=NRS/><ref name=Smith/>
|population density =6.4 people/km<sup>2</sup><ref name=NRS/><ref name=Smith/>
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[[File:House and telephone box on Baleshare.jpg|thumb|left|The only telephone box on Baleshare]]
[[File:House and telephone box on Baleshare.jpg|thumb|left|The only telephone box on Baleshare]]
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'''Baleshare''' ({{lang-gd|Baile Sear}}) is a flat [[tidal island]] in the [[Outer Hebrides]] of [[Scotland]]. Baleshare lies to the south-west of [[North Uist]]. Its [[economics]] and community were boosted by the building of a [[causeway]] in 1962. The {{convert|350|m|yd|adj=on}} causeway was built by William Tawse Ltd.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.scottish-places.info/features/featurefirst11034.html| title=Baleshare Causeway| publisher=Gazetteer for Scotland| access-date=2007-08-18}}</ref> The island is extremely flat by Hebridean standards, rising to only {{convert|12|m|ft|abbr=off}} [[above sea level]] and known for its long sandy [[beach]]. It has a population of 49 living in two settlements: Samhla and Teananachar.
'''Baleshare''' ({{lang-gd|Baile Sear}}) is a flat [[tidal island]] in the [[Outer Hebrides]] of [[Scotland]].


== Place names and locations ==
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Baleshare lies to the south-west of [[North Uist]]. Its [[economics]] and community were boosted by the building of a [[causeway]] in 1962. The {{convert|350|m|yd|abbr=on}} causeway was built by William Tawse Ltd.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.scottish-places.info/features/featurefirst11034.html| title=Baleshare Causeway| publisher=Gazetteer for Scotland| accessdate=2007-08-18}}</ref> The island is extremely flat by Hebridean standards, rising to only {{convert|12|m|ft|abbr=off}} [[above sea level]] and known for its long sandy [[beach]]. It has a population of 49 living in two settlements: Samhla and Teananachar.
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The name means "east farm" or "east town". The "west town" may have been on land that was said to exist to the west of Baleshare, washed away in the sixteenth century, over which it was possible to walk to the [[Monach Islands]] at [[low tide]].<ref name=Smith/> The Monachs are some {{convert|15|km|mi|abbr=off|0}} to the west. Another story suggests there was once a land bridge to [[Kirkibost]], {{convert|100|m|ft|abbr=off}} to the north.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/scotland/islandblogging/westernisles/baleshare.shtml| publisher=BBC Scotland| title=Western Isles: Baleshire| access-date=2007-08-18}}</ref> The basis for this seems to be a reference in the Exchequer Rolls for 1542 that the valued rental had been decreased due to encroachment by the sea at some unspecified (presumably recent) date.


== Archaeology ==
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The name means 'east farm' or 'east town'. The 'west town' may have been on land that was said to exist to the west of Baleshare, washed away in the sixteenth century, over which it was possible to walk to the [[Monach Islands]] at [[low tide]].<ref name=Smith/> The Monachs are some {{convert|15|km|mi|abbr=off}} to the west. Another story suggests there was once a land bridge to [[Kirkibost]], {{convert|100|m|ft|abbr=off}} to the north.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/scotland/islandblogging/westernisles/baleshare.shtml| publisher=BBC Scotland| title=Western Isles: Baleshire| accessdate=2007-08-18}}</ref> The basis for this seems to be a reference in the Exchequer Rolls for 1542 that the valued rental had been decreased due to encroachment by the sea at some unspecified (presumably recent) date.
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Two prehistoric settlements have been uncovered, which contain the remains of a circular stone house and pieces of pottery, bone and metal. In common with other sites in the area, they are threatened by [[coastal erosion]].<ref>{{cite news| title=History at risk from erosion by the sea| date=2007-05-30| author=Jamie Beatson| url=http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/index.cfm?id=840532007| archive-url=https://archive.today/20120716135502/http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/index.cfm?id=840532007| url-status=dead| archive-date=2012-07-16| work=[[The Scotsman]]| access-date=2007-08-18}}</ref><ref>[http://www.sair.org.uk/sair3/sair3-contents.pdf Barber, John (2003) ''Bronze Age Farms and Iron Age Farm Mounds of the Outer Hebrides''. Scottish Archaeological Report 3.] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070810012058/http://www.sair.org.uk/sair3/sair3-contents.pdf |date=2007-08-10 }} Retrieved 18 August 2007.</ref>


Baelshare was chosen as one of the pilot projects for the Shorewatch programme, which aimed to training community groups to search for new archaeological sites and record information on them to be passed on to local and national archives. In the first year of the pilot project, 2005, the island was severely affected by storms. In some cases, up to 50 metres of the coast were lost in a single night. Between August and December 2005, up to four metres of archaeological remains were lost to erosion.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Vol 48 (2011): Aeolian archaeology: the archaeology of sand landscapes in Scotland {{!}} Scottish Archaeological Internet Reports|url=http://journals.socantscot.org/index.php/sair/issue/view/78|access-date=2021-08-21|website=journals.socantscot.org}}</ref>
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Two prehistoric settlements have been uncovered, which contain the remains of a circular stone house and pieces of pottery, bone and metal. In common with other sites in the area, they are threatened by coastal erosion.<ref>{{cite news| title=History at risk from erosion by the sea| date=2007-05-30| author=Jamie Beatson| url=http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/index.cfm?id=840532007| work=[[The Scotsman]]| accessdate=2007-08-18}}</ref><ref>[http://www.sair.org.uk/sair3/sair3-contents.pdf Barber, John (2003) ''Bronze Age Farms and Iron Age Farm Mounds of the Outer Hebrides''. Scottish Archaeological Report 3.] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070810012058/http://www.sair.org.uk/sair3/sair3-contents.pdf |date=2007-08-10 }} Retrieved 18 August 2007.</ref>


==Notable people from Baleshare==
==Notable people from Baleshare==
* [[John Fergusson]], Nova Scotia politician.<ref>[http://www.canadiana.org/ECO/mtq?doc=32948 ''The Canadian parliamentary companion'', HJ Morgan (1874)]</ref>
* [[John Fergusson (politician)|John Fergusson]], Nova Scotia politician.<ref>[http://www.canadiana.org/ECO/mtq?doc=32948 ''The Canadian parliamentary companion'', HJ Morgan (1874)]</ref>


== References ==
== References ==
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== External links ==
== External links ==
*[http://www.shorewatch.co.uk/html/bailesear.html A photographic survey of an eroding site at Baile Sear]
*[http://www.shorewatch.co.uk/html/bailesear.html A photographic survey of an eroding site at Baile Sear] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091030161426/http://www.shorewatch.co.uk/html/bailesear.html |date=30 October 2009 }}


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{{Islands of Scotland}}

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[[Category:Uist islands]]
[[Category:Uist islands]]

Latest revision as of 00:10, 19 February 2023

Baleshare
Scottish Gaelic nameAm Baile Sear
Meaning of nameScottish Gaelic for 'east town'.
Location
Baleshare is located in Outer Hebrides
Baleshare
Baleshare
Baleshare shown within the Outer Hebrides
OS grid referenceNF788619
Coordinates57°32′N 7°22′W / 57.53°N 7.37°W / 57.53; -7.37
Physical geography
Island groupUists and Barra
Area910 ha (3+1⁄2 sq mi)
Area rank54 [1]
Highest elevation12 m (39 ft)
Administration
Council areaNa h-Eileanan Siar
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Demographics
Population58[2]
Population rank56 [1]
Population density6.4 people/km2[2][3]
Largest settlementSamhla
Lymphad
References[3][4][5]
The only telephone box on Baleshare

Baleshare (Scottish Gaelic: Baile Sear) is a flat tidal island in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. Baleshare lies to the south-west of North Uist. Its economics and community were boosted by the building of a causeway in 1962. The 350-metre (380 yd) causeway was built by William Tawse Ltd.[6] The island is extremely flat by Hebridean standards, rising to only 12 metres (39 feet) above sea level and known for its long sandy beach. It has a population of 49 living in two settlements: Samhla and Teananachar.

Place names and locations

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The name means "east farm" or "east town". The "west town" may have been on land that was said to exist to the west of Baleshare, washed away in the sixteenth century, over which it was possible to walk to the Monach Islands at low tide.[3] The Monachs are some 15 kilometres (9 miles) to the west. Another story suggests there was once a land bridge to Kirkibost, 100 metres (330 feet) to the north.[7] The basis for this seems to be a reference in the Exchequer Rolls for 1542 that the valued rental had been decreased due to encroachment by the sea at some unspecified (presumably recent) date.

Archaeology

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Two prehistoric settlements have been uncovered, which contain the remains of a circular stone house and pieces of pottery, bone and metal. In common with other sites in the area, they are threatened by coastal erosion.[8][9]

Baelshare was chosen as one of the pilot projects for the Shorewatch programme, which aimed to training community groups to search for new archaeological sites and record information on them to be passed on to local and national archives. In the first year of the pilot project, 2005, the island was severely affected by storms. In some cases, up to 50 metres of the coast were lost in a single night. Between August and December 2005, up to four metres of archaeological remains were lost to erosion.[10]

Notable people from Baleshare

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References

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  1. ^ a b Area and population ranks: there are c. 300 islands over 20 ha in extent and 93 permanently inhabited islands were listed in the 2011 census.
  2. ^ a b National Records of Scotland (15 August 2013). "Appendix 2: Population and households on Scotland's Inhabited Islands" (PDF). Statistical Bulletin: 2011 Census: First Results on Population and Household Estimates for Scotland Release 1C (Part Two) (PDF) (Report). SG/2013/126. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
  3. ^ a b c Haswell-Smith, Hamish (2004). The Scottish Islands. Edinburgh: Canongate. ISBN 978-1-84195-454-7.
  4. ^ Ordnance Survey. "View: Sheet 17 - North Uist - Ordnance Survey One-inch to the mile maps of Great Britain, Seventh Series, 1952-1961". National Library of Scotland. National Library of Scotland. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
  5. ^ Mac an Tàilleir, Iain (2003) Ainmean-àite/Placenames. (pdf) Pàrlamaid na h-Alba. Retrieved 26 August 2012.
  6. ^ "Baleshare Causeway". Gazetteer for Scotland. Retrieved 18 August 2007.
  7. ^ "Western Isles: Baleshire". BBC Scotland. Retrieved 18 August 2007.
  8. ^ Jamie Beatson (30 May 2007). "History at risk from erosion by the sea". The Scotsman. Archived from the original on 16 July 2012. Retrieved 18 August 2007.
  9. ^ Barber, John (2003) Bronze Age Farms and Iron Age Farm Mounds of the Outer Hebrides. Scottish Archaeological Report 3. Archived 2007-08-10 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 18 August 2007.
  10. ^ "Vol 48 (2011): Aeolian archaeology: the archaeology of sand landscapes in Scotland | Scottish Archaeological Internet Reports". journals.socantscot.org. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
  11. ^ The Canadian parliamentary companion, HJ Morgan (1874)
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