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Isle of Berneray

Description: It is the southernmost of the Outer Hebrides in Scotland.

Newest Review: ... island having stayed there on a croft.It is working as the island has seen a gradual increase in population. The causeway ... more

... which cost 6.6 million is a road of great beauty reached by a spectacular drive along the single track road through the coastal area of Newtonferry on North Uist. It offers dramatic views and on stormy days is a place to watch waves and to gaze in awe at this giant mega structure. The causeway was built with the addition of otter culverts and it is always comforting to see the sign "Beware Otters" which makes you feel you are entering a place of outstanding natural beauty, which lies before you, behind you, and...more

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Isle of Berneray: Fill Your Buckets With Shells And Stop For A While. (1292 words)
by - written on 23/01/09 (Very useful, 81 readings)
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10 years ago when I first discovered the Outer Hebrides I can't even begin to describe the magical time I spent on the Island of Berneray. The white powder clouds were sitting like meringue above the turquoise horizon, and the clouds in the foreground were reflecting onto the small pools left by the ebbing tide. The only thing I could hear was the sound of the waves as they came in, and retreated along the crescent moon shaped beach of pure golden sand. I thought I was in heaven. Berneray is a small island which lies off the coast of North Uist in The Western Isles of Scotland. It is 2 miles by 3 and has a population of 125 people who are crofting, fishing, ... Read the complete review