{"product_id":"9781903570852-the-arnol-blackhouse","title":"The Arnol Blackhouse","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIsle of Lewis\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Arnol Blackhouse is the last tangible link with a traditional way of life, and evokes a form of living and working on Lewis that now lies beyond the memory of individuals.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor hundreds of years it was the custom in Lewis for man and beast to be housed together under one roof. The blackhouse at no. 42 Arnol is a unique and precious relic – the residence of a Hebridean crofting family, and their animals, preserved almost as the family left it when they moved out in 1966.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen no. 42 Arnol was no longer occupied, the property was entrusted into State care. At that time there were a good number of Hebridean blackhouses still in use as homes; today there are none. When the last blackhouse was vacated, a way of life reaching far back into the past came to an end.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Arnol Blackhouse is now the last tangible link with that tradition. In this guide, Professor Alexander Fenton, an ethnologist who greatly expanded knowledge of Scotland’s rural heritage, evokes a form of living and working on Lewis that now lies beyond the memory of individuals. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40737440366689,"sku":"9781903570852","price":5.62,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_27081953.jpg?v=1721480418","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781903570852-the-arnol-blackhouse","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}