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Please note the Uig Harbour Closures in 2023which will affect some of our ferry services.Uig Harbour in Skye will close for planned upgrade works from 30 October - 11 December 2023. This will affect Tarbert (Harris)and Lochmaddy (North Uist) ferry services in particular with timetable changes to accommodate the service changes on the Stornoway, Lochboisdale and Sound of Harris ferries. More information is detailed here.

The Hebrides. The Outer Hebrides (in orange) lie to the west with the Inner Hebrides closer to the mainland of Scotland in the east. Satellite pictures of Outer Hebrides Pabbay had a population of about 100 in the early 19th century but was cleared in 1846 and by 1868 there was only a single shepherd living there. [23] South Uist is home to the Askernish Golf Course. The oldest links in the Outer Hebrides, it was designed by Old Tom Morris. Although it was in use until the 1930s, its existence was largely forgotten until 2005 and it is now being restored to Morris's original design. [174] [175] See also [ edit ] Mid-Year Population Estimates, UK, June 2021". Office for National Statistics. 21 December 2022 . Retrieved 18 October 2023. Benbecula [ edit ] Islands in Loch Uisgebhagh. Bearran is at top right, Orasaigh, middle right and the peninsula of Meanais at top left. Eilean nan Each, Maragaidh Beag and Maragaidh Mòr are in the distance.Murray and Pullar (1910) "Lochs of North Uist" Volume II, Part II p.188. Retrieved 20 December 2009.

The next you may find yourself amongst wild mountains, wandering past remote freshwater lochsas eagles soar overhead. Please note the Uig Harbour Closures in 2023which will affect some of our ferry services.Uig Harbour in Skye will close for planned upgrade works from 16 January -13 March 2023 and 30 October - 11 December 2023. This will affect Tarbert (Harris)and Lochmaddy (North Uist) ferry services in particular with timetable changes to accommodate the service changes on the Stornoway, Lochboisdale and Sound of Harris ferries. More information is detailed here. Scalpay: Fuam an Tolla, Greineam, Raiream, Rosaigh, Stiolamair, Stiughaigh, Stiughaigh na Leum, Thamarasaigha b "Mid-Year Population Estimates, UK, June 2021". Office for National Statistics. 21 December 2022 . Retrieved 18 October 2023. Loch Mhic Phail: Cafuam, Croabhagun, Eilean Fhionnlaidh, Frobost Island, Hestum, Mealla Bru, Rangas, Teilum The Seaforth's royalist inclinations led to Lewis becoming garrisoned during the Wars of the Three Kingdoms by Cromwell's troops, who destroyed the old castle in Stornoway and in 1645 Lewismen fought on the royalist side at the Battle of Auldearn. [102] A new era of Hebridean involvement in the affairs of the wider world was about to commence. The stunning Isle of Benbecula is by contrast a very flat island, with just one hill,and home to the majority of Uists population and businesses. It is also home to a great deal ofbirdlife on the machairand croftland. Explore the finest sailing in the British Isles - the Outer Hebrides. With new sheltered facilities throughout, you need only choose your route and destinations ranging from fully serviced first rate facilities or isolated wilderness anchorages, often within a day’s sail of each other. Whether on a skippered boat a charter or on your own boat, the choice is yours.

The Outer Hebrides have a cool temperate climate that is remarkably mild and steady for such a northerly latitude, due to the influence of the North Atlantic Current. The average temperature for the year is 6°C (44°F) in January and 14°C (57°F) in summer. The average annual rainfall in Lewis is 1,100 millimetres (43in) and sunshine hours range from 1,100 to 1,200 per year. The summer days are relatively long and May to August is the driest period. [67] Winds are a key feature of the climate and even in summer there are almost constant breezes. According to the writer W. H. Murray if a visitor asks an islander for a weather forecast "he will not, like a mainlander answer dry, wet or sunny, but quote you a figure from the Beaufort Scale." [68] There are gales one day in six at the Butt of Lewis and small fish are blown onto the grass on top of 190metre (620ft) high cliffs at Barra Head during winter storms. [69] Prehistory [ edit ] The Callanish Stones Murray, W.H. (1973) The Islands of Western Scotland: the Inner and Outer Hebrides. London. Eyre Methuen. ISBN 0-413-30380-2 Maclean, Charles (1977) Island on the Edge of the World: the Story of St. Kilda. Edinburgh. Canongate. ISBN 0-903937-41-7Other early written references include the flight of the Nemed people from Ireland to Domon, which is mentioned in the 12th-century Lebor Gabála Érenn and a 13th-century poem concerning Raghnall mac Gofraidh, then the heir to the throne of Mann and the Isles, who is said to have "broken the gate of Magh Domhna". Magh Domhna means "the plain of Domhna (or Domon)", but the precise meaning of the text is not clear. [6] The Outer Hebridean island of Harris has offered inspiration for generations. With itsrich traditions, stunning sceneryand strong sense of community, Harris offers a unique introduction to island life. Wilson, Neil and Murphy, Alan "Destination Scotland". (pdf) Lonely Planet. p. 17. Retrieved 20 October 2012. There is some optimism about the possibility of future developments in, for example, renewable energy generation, tourism, and education, and after declines in the 20th century the population has stabilised since 2003, although it is ageing. [127] [133] A 2019 report, using key assumptions, (mortality, fertility and migration) was less optimistic. It predicted that the population is "projected to fall to 22,709 by 2043"; that translates to a 16% decline, or 4,021 people, between 2018 and 2043. [134]

Note that the Ordnance Survey maps mark the height above sea level of a high point on most islands, but in a small number of cases, this may not be the highest point. [12] Rotary Club of Stornoway (1995) The Outer Hebrides Handbook and Guide. Machynlleth. Kittiwake. ISBN 0-9511003-5-1 Historic Environment Scotland. "Lewis, Callanish, ' tursachan' (4169)". Canmore . Retrieved 8 March 2018. See the ancient Callanish Standing Stonesrising from the Lewis landscape to give an imposing outline against the endless island skies and feel the echoes of the past murmuring round these monoliths – an eternal testament to islanders enduring spirit and ingenuity. Loch nam Madadh: Cnap Ruigh Dubh, Eilean Bhalaig, Eilean Phail, Fathoire, Fearamas, Flodaigh, Glas Eilean Mòr, Hamarsaigh, Madadh Beag, Madadh Gruamach, Madadh Mòr, Oronsay

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The individual island and place names in the Outer Hebrides have mixed Gaelic and Norse origins. Various Gaelic terms are used repeatedly: [156] Gaelic root Scheduled ferry services between the Outer Hebrides and the Scottish Mainland and Inner Hebrides operate on the following routes: Geographically, these islands can be separated into those surrounding Lewis and Harris, North and South Uist, Benbecula, and Barra—plus those that are members of the smaller archipelagos of the Barra Isles, the Flannan Isles, the Monach Isles, and the Shiant Islands. There is also a complex group that lies between North Uist and Harris in the Sound of Harris. Each of the islands in the chain has its own unique personality and is deserving of time and in-depth exploration. To the north you have the Isle of Lewiswith its wonderful and distinctivearchaeology,extensive peat bogs and myriad of Lochs and Lochans. Travel south and you cross the majestic and very ruggedhills of North Harrisbefore descending towards the shores of West Loch Tarbert. The southwest of Harris by total contrast is dominated by magnificentwhite shell sand beachesand flower cover machair.