I was gathering stones from an old tobhta at No 7 recently and - TopicsExpress



          

I was gathering stones from an old tobhta at No 7 recently and Kenny told me it was built by Allan Finlayson (Ailean Sheonaidh), 26 Marvig who was a very able stonemason and blacksmith etc. He could turn his hand to anything. The vice in the smiddy still stands although the house at 26 is now a ruins too. Always sad to see. The stories of Allan are legion and my own favourite concerns him going down the steep brae into the village on a bike with no brakes and putting his foot on the front tyre to take the way of her. Nothing unusual about that? Well he was over 90 at the time..... :) Any other yarns about this colourful character?
Posted on: Sat, 28 Jun 2014 10:56:14 +0000

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