Bidh talismans ‘Athurachadh’ a cuideachadh seann chroitearan ann a bhith a’ toirt fearann air adhart don ghinealach as òige agus a ’toirt air chroitearan smaoineachadh air an dòigh as fheàrr air an fhearann a chleachdadh ann an dòigh a tha mothachail do thraidiseanan agus cultar agus buannachdail dhan daonna agus neo-dhaonna is cuideachd ris an àrainneachd.
(The talismans of ‘Athurachadh’ create a legacy for older crofters in passing land on to the younger generation and gives a duty of care for crofters to think about how that land is best used in a way that is considerate to local traditions and culture and beneficial to the local and global human and non-human populations and the environment.)
Geàrraidh (Pastureland) 40mm Diameter, Hebridean Sheep Wool, Bio-resin
Tha am bonn seo a ’riochdachadh nan aiteachean a tha a’ cleachdadh airson ionaltradh agus fàs fodar geamhraidh air a dhèanamh bho chlòimh chaorach Innse Gall, a tha fada nas freagarraiche don fhearann seo na na briodan eile a tha a-nis air àite a ghabhail. (This coin represents the fields used for grazing and growing winter fodder is made from the wool of native Hebridean sheep, a selective grazer much better suited to this land than the commercial breeds which have now taken its place.)
Machrach (Machair Land) 50mm diameter, seaweed, corn strach
Tha am bonn seo a ’riochdachadh fearann am Machair. Air a dhèanamh le feamainn bhon chladach ri thaobh,tha feamainn thaist a’ sgaoileadh mar thodhar organach.(This coin represents the fertile Machair land. Made from seaweed from the adjacent shore, symbolising the spreading of seaweed as an organic fertiliser.)
Monadh (Moorland) 50mm Peat Talisman, Peaty Soil
Tha am bonn seo a ’riochdachadh na mòintich agus talamh beinne air a dhèanamh de poll dorcha mònach, tha an talamh fhèin mar a ’mhaoin as motha a bh’ ann, a chaidh e a losgadh gu anns na dachaighean. se sinc carbon as motha san eilean agus àrainn shònraichte.(This coin that represents the peatlands and hill ground is made of the dark peaty soil, the ground itself being its biggest asset, in the past, burned to heat homes now stands as possibly the islands biggest carbon sink and a unique habitat.)
