Memorial to the yacht HMY Iolaire which sank in 1919 after hitting the Beasts of Holm on the Isle of Lewis. SEE DETAILS IN DESC.

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The inscription (legible in photograph) reads: 'Erected by / the people of Lewis and friends / in grateful memory of the / brave men of the Royal Navy / who lost their lives / in the "Iolaire Disaster" at the / Beasts of Holm / on the 1st of January 1919. / Of the 205 persons lost, / 175 were natives of the island / and for them and their comrades / Lewis still mourns, / with gratitude for their service / and in sorrow for their loss. / "Do cheuma tha 'san doimnneacho mhoir, / Do shliche tha's a'chuan. / Ach luirc do chos cha n aithnich sinn, / Tha sud am folach uainn." / Sailm LXXVII 19.'

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Size: 4288px × 2848px
Location: Holm, Eye Peninsula, Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides, Scotland, UK
Photo credit: © UrbanImages / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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