Tag: little loch roag
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Building Bridges With little activity on the croft this month I had to take a look back at the last blog post to remind myself just how much has actually happened so far 2026! May has been decidedly cool and somewhat grey. A month of nothingness really, in terms of both the weather and progress…
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Nobody’s Fool With April showers appearing through March, and a return to frosty and colder temperatures marking the start of April, the seasons have certainly tricked us and the bees here at the croft. Thankfully a warmer dry spell soon followed and April 19th has been marked by me and the bees as the official…
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Spring Forward As the clocks moved forwards an hour for whatever made-up reason, and the days begin to become longer than the nights, March seems to have taken a step backwards. March was the opposite of February as the island was hit by a string of windy and wet weather fronts. Warmer than the mainland,…
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Boxes. Now that January is February things seem to be moving at pace here on Croft 5, interrupted by a special delivery. My belongings have arrived from the mainland! A shipping container full of stuff that I had done without, memories trapped in a box of tremendous size, for almost a year. Some things I…
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And then there was Snow January arrived with a flurry of snow and a drop in temperature. Whilst the thermometer showed a chilly -2℃ the northerly wind made sure any exposed skin was feeling more like -11℃. This snow quickly cleared and we enjoyed some beautiful and still (but cold) days before the wind and…
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The Elements December sees the start of winter and the shortest of days. The sun rises as Vernon Kay gets off the bus, and sets before Sarah Cox warms up her vocal cords for the drive-time show (about 9am to 3:30pm for those too old to listen to Radio 2). It has been quite easy…
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Heart of the Home. The first month on Croft 5 is already at an end and as the days get shorter November also seems to have rushed on through. Improvements to the croft are being made day by day, in between carrying out electrical work for new customers on the west side of Lewis. The…
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The Wait is Over! The day has finally come, the keys for Croft 5 are in hand and the final form lodged with the Crofting Commission and the Land Register of Scotland! It’s an exciting time and I am looking forward to getting on with improving the croft and putting my plans into action! Those…
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End of the Rainbow As previously written, the journey to Croft 5 has been a long, long, long process. You can catchup with part one and part two here if you haven’t already read them. However the end of the road is finally in sight as the Crofting Commission have approved my application to become…
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Last updated: January 2026 Perched on the western shore of Little Loch Roag in the Parish of Uig, the small village of Enaclete (Gaelic Einacleit) has a history tied to crofting, fishing, and resilience. This page is a brief collection of information and history of Enaclete, with information from various sources including conversations, online records,…