1030: Ungeshader, Lewis
Ungisiadar; Ungaiseadar; Ungaisiadar
Ungeshader is a small village of just four crofts (each with one or two houses, now mostly uninhabited) on the east side of Little Loch Roag, very near the narrows. It has several landing stages on the shore including a small harbour, the remains of a kiln and a ‘norse’ mill, powered by water from two lochs, Loch Beag na Muilne and Loch Mor na Muilne. Many of the families came from Geshader or had close connections there.
In 1807, the tenants were Malcolm Macleod and Murdo Matheson; joined in 1819 by Murdo Matheson. Another early tenant, in 1841, was Kenneth Maclean from Callanish, who subsequently moved to Brenish. It is not known whether these had any connection to later tenants.
After lotting, the crofts were occupied as follows:
1: Morrison and Macleod (and briefly Campbell)
2: Smith
3: Briefly: Smith then Maclean (from Reef)
4: Matheson
According to Place-names of Lewis and Harris:
there is a tongue of land streching into the sea loch in front of this township, tunga-setr [tongue-sheiling], the spelling becomes Thungasiadar.
Other opinion maintains the name may refer to an “ounce-land township”.
Record Location
Details
- Record Type:
- Location
- Also Known As:
- Ungshader; Ungishader; Ungashader; Ungshadir
- Type Of Location:
- Village/Township
- Record Maintained by:
- CEU
Related Media
Macleod boat at Ungeshader
The Ungeshader mill and burn
The Ungeshader sheiling
View of Ungeshader