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History in the Outer Hebrides

  1. Explore Uist through time with a brand new Augmented Reality archaeology app which lets you see the original sites as they would have been 6000 years ago, in the modern day landscape.
  2. Sea bindweed - bonnie pronce charlies flower, eriskay
    Official tourist guide to the Bonnie Prince Charlie trail in the Outer Hebrides

Island Highlights

Grimsay Community Association

We are awaiting information from this business. In the mean-time you can check out their website

Calanais Standing Stones

The new Calanais Visitor Centre reopens in 2026 with much improved facilities. Until then the visitor centre site is entirely closed for construction works, but please note, the Calanais Standing…

Clan Mackenzie Monument at Seaforth Head

Kinloch Historical Society is located on the main road between Stornoway and Tarbert, A859. It includes a museum and archive covering various aspects of community life, and information about the…

The Harris Tweed® Story Room stages to make yarn

Embark on a guided tour that takes you through the timeline of the industrial history and development of the Harris Tweed Industry. Watch demonstrations and receive hands-on weaving experience

Aerial photo of the Taigh Chearsabhagh building, looking towards Lochmaddy Pier and Lee.

Taigh Chearsabhagh Museum & Arts Centre is a place where people can meet, share ideas, learn new skills and experience cultural interpretation that is imaginative and stimulating.

Delve into the past....

  1. Gearannan Blackhouse village, lewis
    Gearrannan (Garenin) is a restored blackhouse village on the west side of the Isle of Lewis
    1. 1st January 202531st December 2025
  2. St Clements Church is situated in the village of Rodel, South Harris. Construction started around 1520 by Alexander MacLeod of Dunvegan and Harris.
    1. Our Lady of the Isles is a statue of the Madonna and Child by sculptor Hew Lorimer. Erected in 1957 on the west slope of Reuval overlooking the sea, it is a fantastic viewpoint.
    2. A monument in memory of those lost in the Annie Jane maritime disaster in 1853.
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    1. Address

      Lochmaddy, Isle Of North Uist, Outer Hebrides, HS6 5AE

      Isle Of North Uist

      The Hut of the Shadows by artist Chris Drury forms part of the Uist Sculpture Trail.

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      Langass, Isle Of North Uist, Outer Hebrides, HS6 5HA

      Isle Of North Uist

      Pobull is a stone circle situated on the south side of Ben Langass.

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      Grimsay, Isle Of North Uist, Outer Hebrides, HS6 5HY

      Isle Of North Uist

      Remains of a wheelhouse dating back to the iron age can be seen in Grimsay.

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      Balivanich, Isle Of Benbecula, Outer Hebrides, HS7 5LA

      Isle Of Benbecula

      Ruins of Teampull Chaluim Chille to the east of Balivanich.

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      Torlum, Isle Of Benbecula, Outer Hebrides, HS7 5PP

      Isle Of Benbecula

      Borve Castle stood three storeys high. Now in ruins you can still see the five foot deep walls.

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    6. Caisteal a'Mhorair Sea Stack at Garry Beach, Isle of Lewis
      Sea Stacks at Garry Beach, Isle of Lewis
      Caisteal a'Mhorair Sea Stack at Garry Beach, Isle of Lewis
      Sea Stacks at Garry Beach, Isle of Lewis

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      New Tolsta, Isle Of Lewis, Outer Hebrides, HS2 0NN

      Isle Of Lewis

      Caisteal a' Mhorair (the Castle of the Nobleman) is one of the few probably medieval 'castles' in the Isle of Lewis.

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      Bentangaval, Isle Of Barra, Outer Hebrides, HS9 5XN

      Isle Of Barra

      Neolithic people settled here around 4000 BC and built an artificial platform behind a terrace wall. A later blackhouse stands on part of this platform, but behind it, Neolithic remains were found almost undisturbed.

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      Horgabost, Isle Of Harris, Outer Hebrides, HS3 3HR

      Isle Of Harris

      Standing stone overlooking the beach near the village of Horgabost .

      Add Macleod Standing Stone (Clach Macleoid) to your Itinerary

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      Drimisdale, Isle Of South Uist, Outer Hebrides, HS8 5RT

      Isle Of South Uist

      Caisteal Bheagram is a ruin of a 15th/16th Century tower,

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    10. Seol an Iolaire installation, Stornoway

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      STORNOWAY, Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides, HS1 2DU

      Isle of Lewis

      While the sea brought has wealth and power to the Outer Hebrides over the centuries, it has also brought tragedy.

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      Bornish, Isle Of South Uist, Outer Hebrides, HS8 5SA

      Isle Of South Uist

      The broch of Dùn Mhulan was inhabited during the Iron Age. This large tower-like house was built around 150 BC, originally on an island within a freshwater loch, long before the open sea had broken through.

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      South Lochboisdale, Isle Of South Uist, Outer Hebrides, HS8 5UB

      Isle Of South Uist

      The Listening Place Scuplture, forms part of the Uist sculpture Trail

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      Eriskay, Isle Of South Uist, Outer Hebrides, HS8 5JH

      Isle Of South Uist

      Stations of the Cross Interesting climb, following these images.© Copyright Barbara Carr and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence.

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      Memorial Avenue, Stornoway, Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides, HS1 2QR

      Isle of Lewis

      The Isle of Lewis War Memorial, overlooking the town of Stornoway, is dedicated to the lewis men who lost their lives in World War 1 and the sinking of HMY Iolaire in 1919.

       

       

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    15. View from Bernera to Tir Mhor from standing stones
      Tir Mhor looking south
      The seaweed cutting boats moored in Linsiadar
      You never know who you will meet on the road
      a frozen Loch na Muilne
      Full length of the bridge
      View from Bernera to Tir Mhor from standing stones
      Tir Mhor looking south
      The seaweed cutting boats moored in Linsiadar
      You never know who you will meet on the road
      a frozen Loch na Muilne
      Full length of the bridge

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      Bernera, Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides, HS2 9LT

      Isle of Lewis

      Other points of interest on Bernera and the surrounding land include the bridge, standing stones, a Lobster Pond, Norse Mill and Riot Cairn.

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      South Dell, Isle Of Lewis, Outer Hebrides, HS2 0SP

      Isle Of Lewis

      North Rona is an uninhabited, isolated island 44 miles in the open sea north of the Butt of Lewis, and is seldom visited except by occasional private vessels. But its isolation has preserved the archaeological sites of the island in a relatively undi

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    17. Dursainean Chambered Cairn interpretation board

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      Garrabost, Isle Of Lewis, Outer Hebrides, HS2 0PN

      Isle Of Lewis

      This communal burial tomb would have been an important highly visible monument of the first farming people who lived in the peninsula of An Rubha in the Neolithic period.

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      Vatersay, Outer Hebrides, HS9 5YW

      Vatersay

      The wreck of an RAF Catalina seaplane that tragically crashed on the hill killing three of her nine crew on a training excerise in 1944 can still be seen on the side of the hill at Heishival Beag.

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