Outer Hebrides Sightseeing National

Outer Hebrides

 
Description: The Outer Hebrides, (Scottish Gaelic: Innse Gall) comprise an island chain off the west coast of Scotland. They form ... more
Outer Hebrides ... part of the Hebrides, separated from the Scottish mainland and from the Inner Hebrides by the stormy stretch of water known as the Minch and the Little Minch. Most communities in the Outer Hebrides use the Scottish Gaelic language. The name for the UK Parliament constituency covering this area is Na h-Eileanan an Iar, whilst the Scottish Parliament constituency for the area continues to be officially known as Western Isles although it is almost always written as Western Isles (Eilean Siar). The islands were known as Sušreyjar ("Southern Islands"; cf. Sušrland) under Norwegian rule for about 200 years until sovereignty was transferred to Scotland in the Treaty of Perth in 1266, which followed the Battle of Largs three years earlier. Colloquially they are sometimes referred to collectively as An t-Eilean Fada or "The Long Island"; Na h-Eileanan a-Muigh (the Outer Isles) is also heard occasionally in Scottish Gaelic.

Newest Review: ... The landscape is unbelievable. Rugged yet gentle with the sweeping clouds through the spiky mountains. The roads are like ... more

 ... something out of a film, twisting and turning with a new view at ever turn. We stayed at Gearrannan Blackhouses which are traditional blackhouses which have been converted into tourist cottages and a youth hostel. Leave your car at the car park and then walk down to your cottage where there is underfloor heating and everything else you need. TV, fully ecquipped kitchen and atmosphere. OUt of our lounge window we had a wonderful view of the sea crashing against the rocks on the cove the cottages are situated on. T...more

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The Outer Hebrides Handbook and Guide
Pages: 144, Edition: Revised edition, Paperback, Kittiwake Press
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Premium Review Outer Hebrides: Gearrannan Blackhouses - Lewis (189 words)
by - written on 26/05/08 (Useful, 29 readings)
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We went to the out hebrides for our honeymoon in 2005. We drove to Inverness, stayed the night there, onto to Skye and then Harris up through to Lewis. What a long trip but what a stunning journey. The landscape is unbelievable. Rugged yet gentle with the sweeping clouds through the spiky mountains. The roads are like something out of a film, twisting and turning with a new view at ever turn. We stayed at Gearrannan Blackhouses which are traditional blackhouses which have been converted into tourist cottages and a youth hostel. Leave your car at the car park and then walk down to your cottage where there is underfloor heating and everything else you need. TV, fully ...  Read the complete review

charlhrdy
Premium Review Beware of the beast (497 words)
by - written on 07/05/07 (Very useful, 81 readings)
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A unforgettable place which is like beauty and the beast. Once you have been you would never forget the expansive clean beaches, the remote moors and the loneliness of the place. But there is a twist and one which alters your perception altogether. Only ever holiday there, as a tourist you will be treated like royality, everyone will speak to you and make your stay pleasant. Never move to live there, no matter how many times you have been on holiday there you will never be accepted, your status will be incomer. In the local paper there was an obituary for a man who had lived there since he was a young boy. It read "Though he was a ...  Read the complete review

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Premium Review Outer Hebrides: Wild and wonderful Western Isles (396 words)
by - written on 03/05/07 (Useful, 68 readings)
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Innse Gall, Nah-Eileanan an Iar, the Long Island, whatever you call them, the name always conjures up images of pure wilderness, wild hairy Vikings running up and down the peaty moorland and the inevitable rain. Well it is that and so much more. As it is the last inhabited post between the UK and America, the islands are subject to extremes of both weather and isolation. It acts as a shelterbelt for the West coast of Scotland, prtecting it from the worst of the gales and the seas, and in that fact lies the islands vunerability. They are totally dependant on the ferry and air services for the tourism which provides the islands with one of their ...  Read the complete review

 

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