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[email protected] The South Harris Machair: Sources and Settlements Emma Jane Anderson BA, MA (Hons) Submitted in fulfilment of the requirements for the Degree of Master of Research in Celtic Studies School of Humanities College of Arts University of Glasgow November 2014 2 Acknowledgements This project has been made possible by financial support from the Thomas Reid award (University of Glasgow College List), and the Duncan and Morag MacLean Studentship awarded by Celtic and Gaelic, University of Glasgow. Friends in Harris and Glasgow, staff at the School of Scottish Studies, Edinburgh, particularly Ian Fraser, who took a morning out of his retirement to set me on my path, and the School’s wonderful archivist, Caroline Milligan. Also Jake King, Bill Lawson (who suggested the machair area as a suitable study) and the many others who have helped me to locate sources and provided stimulating discussion on names.