Cunndal Memorial

Early morning on 5th of March 1885, the Ness fishing boats set off in calm weather but by the afternoon, 15 miles out to sea, they found themselves caught in a terrible gale and made for home.
The Harbour in Ness, due to a low tide and heavy seas, was inaccessible and so while some boats made for Broadbay some 20 miles away, two rounded the Butt of Lewis seeking shelter on the west coast.
As these two Eoropie boats made for land, they were watched helplessly by the villagers who came out to help bring the boats in, they were grounded one after another and their crews taken by the waves.

12 men died and they were all from the village of Eoropie. This memorial was erected in 2010 next to a burial of the only man washed ashore after the storm.

It's a lovely spot, but the tragedy is still felt in the village and even standing here you feel something that I can't quite put into words.