Outer Hebrides and Skye
The Outer Hebrides, from the Norse word Harbredey meaning the isles at the edge of the sea, also known as the Western Isles have been inhabited for more than 6000 years. The isles include Harris and Lewis the largest island in Scotland and the third largest in the British Isles.
The Isle of Skye is the largest and most northerly island in the Inner Hebrides. The island's peninsulas radiate out from a mountainous centre dominated by the Cuillin hills.
Read MoreThe Isle of Skye is the largest and most northerly island in the Inner Hebrides. The island's peninsulas radiate out from a mountainous centre dominated by the Cuillin hills.
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Uidh - Vatersay - Outer Hebrides
At Uidh on the Isle of Vatersay the most westernly permanently inhabited place in the British Isles, this majestic example stands like a monolith overlooking Castle Bay and Barra as testimony to the declining population in the Outer Hebrides over the last 150 years.
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