The Iolaire Plaque
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The Iolaire Plaque
Image: © phil smith Taken: 9 May 2005
This is a close up of a commemorative plaque on a piece of Lewisian gneiss detailing the tragic events of the Iolaire disaster on Hogmanay 1919. It can be found by the gate leading down to the monument.
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Image Location
Latitude
58.191706
Longitude
-6.35088