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Great Bernera ((スコットランド・ゲール語:Beàrnaraigh Mòr), ), often known just as Bernera ((スコットランド・ゲール語:Beàrnaraigh)) is an island and community in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. With an area of just over , it is the thirty-fourth largest Scottish island. Great Bernera lies in Loch Roag on the north-west coast of Lewis and is linked to it by a road bridge. Built in 1953, the bridge was the first pre-stressed concrete bridge in Europe.〔〔(【引用サイトリンク】Details of the construction and opening of the bridge )〕 The main settlement on the island is Breaclete (Gaelic: ''Breacleit''). The island, under the name of "Borva", was the setting for ''A Princess of Thule'' (1873) by the Scottish novelist William Black. The novel is notable for its descriptions of the local scenery. ==History== The island's name is Norse in origin〔 as are many other names in the district, implying extensive Norse settlement. The most common name on Great Bernera is MacDonald (MacDhòmhnaill or Dòmhnallach), and these are said to be descended from a watchman of the Macaulays of Uig, who gave him the island in return for his services.〔 Since 1962, the island has been owned by Robin de la Lanne-Mirrlees,〔 a former Queen's Herald, who is recognised as Laird of Bernera. He eventually inherited the title Prince of Coronata and died in 2012. His home Bernera Lodge was at Kirkibost.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Great Bernera」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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