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Chlach
Gheal
On
my Grandfather's Croft at Rudha Glas there is a very
large flat topped boulder known as the "Clach Gheal".
It stands proud of the surrounding flat stones and is
the only boulder of any size in the area. From it one
gets a marvellous view of the Minch and the lands beyond.
Generations of Morrisons of all ages have climbed the
very steep brae from their homesteads to the Clach Gheal
just for the view. It was also popular with their neighbours,
the MacLeans and Fergusons.
 At
the beginning of the Second World War it was a favourite
vantage point for getting a good view of the merchantmen
and warships moving in convoy up and down the Minch,
many of them flying their barrage balloon. On such occasions
a sizeable crowd would gather and more often than not
there would be somebody there with a knowledge of ships,
ready to pass on his knowledge to the assembled company.
After a while the novelty of the convoys wore off but
the attraction of the Clach Gheal as a vantage point
remains to this day.
The
Boat Stone
East
of the Clach Gheal, at a distance of no more than 20
or 25 yards, there is a large stone forming part of
the solid creation which has incised into it the outline
of a rowing boat. The carving, which is two-dimensional,
is about 14 inches long by 4 inches broad. It is difficult
to know what kind of boat it represents, but by a process
of elimination we can exclude some of the modern rowing
boats with which we are all familiar.
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