Hallaig, Gaelic poem in Highland, Great Britain.
The poem explores themes of memory and displacement through natural imagery, including birch trees and deer in the Scottish landscape of Raasay island.
Written by Sorley MacLean about 100 years after the Highland Clearances, the poem narrates the depopulation of Hallaig settlement between 1852 and 1854.
The text employs Scottish Gaelic language and traditions, reflecting the deep connection between Highland communities and their ancestral territories.
Visitors can experience the poem's setting through a thirty-minute walk from North Fearns road to the former settlement of Hallaig.
The poem's influence extends beyond literature, inspiring an opera by Peter Maxwell Davies and naming a hybrid-powered vehicle ferry serving Raasay.
Location: Highland
GPS coordinates: 57.37210,-6.01019
Latest update: March 9, 2025 15:25
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