{"id":3276,"date":"2020-08-02T14:41:53","date_gmt":"2020-08-02T13:41:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/uistarts.org\/?p=3276"},"modified":"2021-12-19T15:33:30","modified_gmt":"2021-12-19T15:33:30","slug":"dun-an-sticir","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uistarts.org\/dun-an-sticir\/","title":{"rendered":"Dun an Sticir"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Uist  primary school children tell the gory story of Dun an Sticir, one of the North Uist brochs<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Dun an Sticir, North Uist (English)\" width=\"1080\" height=\"810\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3DKh7lfpiMQ?start=11&#038;feature=oembed\"  allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"meta\" 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