{"id":10186,"date":"2023-04-24T13:38:29","date_gmt":"2023-04-24T13:38:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/museumofthehighlands.org\/?post_type=project&#038;p=10186"},"modified":"2023-05-16T09:02:34","modified_gmt":"2023-05-16T09:02:34","slug":"melvilles-pistols","status":"publish","type":"project","link":"https:\/\/museumofthehighlands.org\/gd\/project\/melvilles-pistols","title":{"rendered":"Dagaichean Melville"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; custom_padding_last_edited=&#8221;off|desktop&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;Header&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.19.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#ffc60b&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;21px||2px|||&#8221; custom_padding_tablet=&#8221;150px||150px||true|false&#8221; custom_padding_phone=&#8221;80px||80px||true|false&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;3_5,2_5&#8243; make_equal=&#8221;on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.19.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; width=&#8221;100%&#8221; max_width=&#8221;80%&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;26px|auto||auto||&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||27px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;3_5&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; text_line_height=&#8221;2.3em&#8221; header_line_height=&#8221;1.2em&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;2px||3px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h1><b style=\"font-family: Comfortaa;\"><span style=\"font-size: xx-large;\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW85461414 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW85461414 BCX0\"><span class=\"EOP SCXW14180905 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">Dagaichean Melville<br \/><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/b><b style=\"font-size: 24px; color: #ffffff; font-family: Comfortaa;\">Taigh-tasgaidh Ulapuil<br \/><\/b><\/h1>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.21.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>\u2019S ann le Raibeart Melville, a bha cudromach ann a bhith a\u2019 st\u00e8idheachadh Ulapul, a bha na dagaichean comhlannachd sgeadaichte seo.<\/p>\n<p>Chaidh am baile a st\u00e8idheachadh ann an 1788 le Comann Iasgach Bhreatainn a dh\u2019fhastaich Melville airson a\u2019 chiad thogalaichean agus an cidhe a thogail. 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