This is a nano cache.
The description of the sculpture:
"Roadends aims to encourage communities to celebrate their identities, history and spirit by working with an artist to create an artwork set in the landscape.
The Listening Place by Valerie Pragnell. December 2000.
The Listening Place celebrates the history, the bards and the agricultural aspect of the area. Appropriately location is on the side of the old village school, beside the burn which marks the boundary of South Boisdale and North Glendale. Verses from two poems are inscribed on stone. The poems Gleann na Ceòlraidh by Donald MacDonald from South Boisdale and Taigh a' Bhàird by Donald J MacDonald from ??? were chosen by members of the community. Five replica cast tractor seats provide a place to sit, listen and reflect on the poetry.
The sculpture was built by ...Archie
Alte na h-Fisdeochd"
The Gaelic part is missing...
Artist´s statement:
"It was a wonderful opportunity in South Uist with the people of South Lochboisdale and their unstinting involvement in collecting 'good' stones, providing the wheels, tractor seat and choosing the poems. It is always a challenge when you are a visiting artist, an outsider, to make work that everyone is happy with, that is in harmony with 'the place', and has the ability to surprise."
Other things to do at this roadend are:
- walk to South Glendale (Gleann Dail bho Dheas)
There is an old path connecting North with South Glendale.
- walk to Meall an Iasgaich
There is also an old path going to this remote point where there was once a
small village.
- stay at the camp-site or the bunkhouse there.
It is possible to park near the sculpture.
No idea how many muggles will watch you...