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3105:(Gaiseadh aâ bhuntĂ ta, in Scottish Gaelic), caused by a blight, started in 1846 and had a serious impact, because many islanders were crofters; potatoes were a staple of their diet. Violent riots became common. Charities, encouraged by George Pole and others in the Commissariat (a military agency) encouraged charities to come to the rescue. The Free Church was particularly helpful, "delivering oatmeal to famine-affected families all across the West Highlands and Islands", according to one report. Another report states that the Church "was prompt in organising an efficient system of private charity across the Hebrides and on the Western seaboard. It cooperated with the Edinburgh and Glasgow Relief Committees".
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Scotland. On present evidence that cannot be substantiated either in terms of environment, economy, or, indeed, society. The impact appears to have been very limited. The general picture remains one of broad continuity, not of disruption ... The Roman presence in Scotland was little more than a series of brief interludes within a longer continuum of indigenous development." The Romans' direct impact on the Highlands and Islands was scant and there is no evidence that they ever actually landed in the Outer Hebrides.
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2614:. 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 (43 in) 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. Winds are a key feature of the climate and even in summer there are almost constant breezes. According to the writer
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887:(NSAs) are located here. The national scenic areas are defined so as to identify areas of exceptional scenery and to ensure its protection from inappropriate development, and are considered to represent the type of scenic beauty "popularly associated with Scotland and for which it is renowned". The three NSA within the Outer Hebrides are:
831:. There are also more than 7,500 freshwater lochs in the Outer Hebrides, about 24% of the total for the whole of Scotland. North and South Uist and Lewis, in particular, have landscapes with a high percentage of fresh water and a maze and complexity of loch shapes. Harris has fewer large bodies of water but has innumerable small lochans.
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of
Ardgour provided food, and introduced new crops into the area - peas, cabbages and carrots ... Sir James Matheson on Lewis spent ÂŁ329,000 (Equivalent to ÂŁ37,000,000 in 2024) on improving his lands, hoping to provide a more secure future for his people". The government of Britain provided some assistance, thanks to Sir
1985:. In common with the other main island chains of Scotland, many of the more remote islands were abandoned during the 19th and 20th centuries, in some cases after continuous habitation since the prehistoric period. More than 35 such islands have been identified in the Outer Hebrides alone. On Barra Head, for example,
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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. A 2019 report, using key assumptions, (mortality, fertility
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An interdenominational charity was in place by early 1847 and took the most significant role in famine relief. Some landowners also provided a great deal of assistance, according to one history of the region: "MacLeod of
Dunvegan bought in food for his people, some eight thousand of them" ... MacLean
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At the end of the 17th century, the picture we have of Lewis that of a people pursuing their avocation in peace, but not in plenty. The
Seaforths ..., besides establishing orderly Government in the island.. had done a great deal to rescue the people from the slough of ignorance and incivility in
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at 620 metres (2,034 ft). The Uists and their immediate outliers have a combined area of 745.4 square kilometres (288 sq mi). This includes the Uists themselves and the islands linked to them by causeways and bridges. Barra is 58.75 square kilometres (23 sq mi) in extent and
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as an economically "Fragile Area" and they have an estimated trade deficit of some ÂŁ163.4 million. Overall, the area is relatively reliant on primary industries and the public sector, and fishing and fish farming in particular are vulnerable to environmental impacts, changing market pressures,
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that support the local economy and, in striking contrast to the 19th and 20th century domination by absentee landlords, more than two thirds of the
Western Isles population now lives on community-owned estates. However the economic position of the islands remains relatively precarious. The Western
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Bjorn
Cripplehand recorded that in Lewis "fire played high in the heaven" as "flame spouted from the houses" and that in the Uists "the king dyed his sword red in blood". Thompson (1968) provides a more literal translation: "Fire played in the fig-trees of Liodhus; it mounted up to heaven. Far and
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in the sixth century AD: "As for
Shetland, Orkney, Skye and the Western Isles, their inhabitants, most of whom appear to have been Pictish in culture and speech at this time, are likely to have regarded Bridei as a fairly distant presence." The island of Pabbay is the site of the Pabbay Stone, the
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The population estimate for 2019 was 26,720 according to a
Comhairle nan Eilean Siar report which added that "the population of the Outer Hebrides is ageing" and that "young adults leave the islands for further education or employment purposes". Of the total population, 6,953 people reside in the
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on the Uists. Hedgehogs are not native to the islands but were introduced in the 1970s to reduce garden pests. Their spread posed a threat to the eggs of ground-nesting wading birds. In 2003 Scottish
Natural Heritage undertook culls of hedgehogs in the area, but these were halted in 2007; trapped
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took legal action against the "raiders" but the visiting judge took the view that she had neglected her duties as a landowner and that "long indifference to the necessities of the cottars had gone far to drive them to exasperation". Millennia of continuous occupation notwithstanding, many of the
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on the mainland of
Scotland, employed on the fishing boats and at the quaysides. Nonetheless emigration and military service became the choice of many and the archipelago's populations continued to dwindle throughout the late 19th and 20th centuries. By 2001 the population of North Uist was only
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have identified eighty-three archaeological sites on the island, the majority being of a pre-medieval date. In the 18th century, the population was over fifty, but the last native islanders had left by 1931. The island became completely uninhabited by 1980 with the automation of the lighthouse.
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Sea transport is crucial for those who live and work in the Outer Hebrides, and a variety of ferry services operate between the islands and to mainland Scotland. Modern navigation systems now minimise the dangers, but in the past the stormy seas in the region have claimed many ships. The Gaelic
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in 1156, this was the beginnings of a break with nominal Norse rule in the Hebrides. Godred remained the ruler of Mann and the Outer Hebrides, but two years later Somerled's invasion of the former caused him to flee to Norway. Norse control was further weakened in the ensuring century, but the
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way of life, often troubled but never extinguished by Rome, re-asserted itself when the legions abandoned any permanent occupation in 211 AD. Hanson (2003) writes: "For many years it has been almost axiomatic in studies of the period that the Roman conquest must have had some major medium or
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who often visited. A December 2020 report stated that a new deep water terminal was to be developed, the Stornoway Deep Water Terminal, using a ÂŁ49 million investment. The plan included berths for cruise ships as long as 360 meters, berths for large cargo vessels, and a freight ferry berth.
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in 1942 among them. This process involved a transition from these places being perceived as relatively self-sufficient agricultural economies to a view becoming held by both island residents and outsiders alike that they lacked the essential services of a modern industrial economy.
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in the south, both of which are frequently referred to as individual islands, although they are connected by land. The island does not have a single name in either English or Gaelic, and is referred to as "Lewis and Harris", "Lewis with Harris", "Harris with Lewis" etc.
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Hebrides were not formally ceded by Norway until 1266. The transitions from one language to another are also complex. For example, many Scandinavian sources from this period of time typically refer to individuals as having a Scandinavian first name and a Gaelic by-name.
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According to the Scottish Government, "tourism is by far and away the mainstay industry" of the Outer Hebrides, "generating ÂŁ65m in economic value for the islands, sustaining around 1000 jobs" The report adds that the "islands receive 219,000 visitors per year".
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mandated English-only education, and is now recognised as having dealt a major blow to the language. People still living can recall being beaten for speaking Gaelic in school. By 1971 most areas were still more than 75% Gaelic speaking â with the exception of
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The 2001 census statistics used are based on local authority areas but do not specifically identify Free Church or Episcopal adherents. 4% of the respondents did not answer this census question and the total for all other religions combined is 1 per
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it has been said that "there is probably no other loch in Britain which approaches Loch Scadavay in irregularity and complexity of outline." Loch BĂŹ is South Uist's largest loch and at 8 kilometres (5 mi) long it all but cuts the island in two.
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of the 19th century had a devastating effect on many communities, and it is only in recent years that population levels have ceased to decline. Much of the land is now under local control, and commercial activity is based on tourism,
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airports both inter-island and to the mainland. Barra's airport is claimed to be the only one in the world to have scheduled flights landing on a beach. At high water the runways are under the sea so flight times vary with the tide.
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also helped as did donations received from North America. The blight struck again over the next two years, requiring an extra tax on landowners to help feed the population. The British government began encouraging mass emigration.
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in a swift campaign earlier the same year, directed against the local Norwegian leaders of the various islandsâ petty kingdoms. By capturing the islands Magnus imposed a more direct royal control, although at a price. His
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For those who remained new economic opportunities emerged through the export of cattle, commercial fishing and tourism. During the summer season in the 1860s and 1870s five thousand inhabitants of Lewis could be found in
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in 1493, but although the king had the power to subdue the organised military might of the Hebrides, he and his immediate successors lacked the will or ability to provide an alternative form of governance. The
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has deep roots in the Western Isles, but owing mainly to the different allegiances of the clans in the past, the people in the northern islands (Lewis, Harris, North Uist) have historically been predominantly
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began in 1981 with the aim of developing the practice and study of the Gaelic language, literature, music, drama and culture on the islands of Barra and Vatersay. This two-week festival has inspired 43 other
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The dispersed settlements consisting of Rural Settlements and Outwith Settlements account for ca. two thirds of the population of the council area, since the total population of the table is about 9,000.
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who visited Britain sometime between 322 and 285 BC. It is possible that Ptolemy did as well, as Agricola's information about the west coast of Scotland was of poor quality. Breeze also suggests that
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leaders. These princelings nominally owed allegiance to the Norwegian crown, although in practice the latter's control was fairly limited. Norse control of the Hebrides was formalised in 1098 when
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on common issues, such as broadband connectivity, and provide a platform for them to communicate directly with the government on the challenges island communities face in terms of levelling up.
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were completely cleared of their populations and even today the subject is recalled with bitterness and resentment in some areas. The position was exacerbated by the failure of the islands'
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raids began on Scottish shores towards the end of the 8th century AD and the Hebrides came under Norse control and settlement during the ensuing decades, especially following the success of
4640:(meaning "Bus of the Council") is the council-owned local bus company of the Western Isles. The company serves the Broadbay area of Lewis with 7 buses: 6 Optare Solos and 1 ADL Enviro 200.
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rocks, and the climate is mild and oceanic. The 15 inhabited islands had a total population of 26,120 in 2022 and there are more than 50 substantial uninhabited islands. The distance from
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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.
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in general. Murray also notes that "Gneiss Islands"âa reference to the underlying geology â is another name used to refer to the Outer Hebrides but that its use is "confined to books".
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to civilise the "most barbarous Isle of Lewis". Initially successful, the colonists were driven out by local forces commanded by Murdoch and Neil MacLeod, who based their forces on
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4764:. 11% stated that they had no religion. This made the Western Isles the Scottish council area with the smallest percentage of non-religious in the population. There are also small
3860:) speaking area. Both the 1901 and 1921 census reported that all parishes were over 75% Gaelic speaking, including areas of high population density such as Stornoway. However, the
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who dominated much of the Irish Sea region and western Scotland at this time were of joint Gaelic and Scandinavian origin. When Somerled wrested the southern Inner Hebrides from
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The UKâs largest community-owned wind farm, the 9MW Beinn Ghrideag, a "3 turbine, 9MW scheme" is located outside Stornoway and is operated by Point and Sandwick Trust (PST).
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Lewisian gneiss is sometimes described as the oldest rock found in Europe, but trondhjemite gneiss recently measured at Siurua in Finland has been dated to 3.4â3.5 Ga.
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Thompson (1968) p. 41. It is not clear from the text which of MacKenzie's five books quoted in the bibliography spanning the years 1903â52 the quote is taken from.
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are sited as an aid to navigation at locations from Barra Head in the south to the Butt of Lewis in the north. There are numerous sites of wrecked ships, and the
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himself conducted a royal tour, forcing the clan chiefs to accompany him. There followed a period of peace, but all too soon the clans were at loggerheads again.
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area in 1975, although in most of the rest of Scotland similar unitary councils were not established until 1996. Since then, the islands have formed one of the
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3904:(56%). With 59.3% of Gaelic speakers or a total of 15,723 speakers, this made the Outer Hebrides the most strongly coherent Gaelic speaking area in Scotland.
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in 2005 to provide continuing support for the language. However, by 2011 the overall percentage of Gaelic speakers in the Outer Hebrides had fallen to 52%.
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and granite magma. The gneiss's delicate pink colours are exposed throughout the islands and it is sometimes referred to by geologists as "The Old Boy".
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803:. Lewis and Harris has an area of 2,178.98 square kilometres (841 sq mi) and is the largest island in Scotland and the third-largest in the
743:, described as "huge and ugly" and "ship men of the sea". They were pirates, extracting tribute from the coasts of Ireland and one of their kings was
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4840:. 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.
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was the dominant figure of the mid 9th century, by which time he had amassed a substantial island realm and made a variety of alliances with other
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surrounding the main islands. Some are not geologically part of the Outer Hebrides, but are administratively and in most cases culturally, part of
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of which the largest are Loch an Duin, North Uist (151 square kilometres (37,000 acres)) and North Harris (127 square kilometres (31,000 acres)).
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The Hebrides were now part of Kingdom of the Isles, whose rulers were themselves vassals of the Kings of Norway. The Kingdom had two parts: the
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and various species of whale and dolphin can often be seen, and the remoter islands' seabird populations are of international significance.
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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:
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period up to three billion years ago. In addition to the Outer Hebrides, they form basement deposits on the Scottish mainland west of the
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which they found themselves immersed. But in the sphere of economics their policy apparently was of little service to the community.
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The Isle of Lewis web site states that Stornoway's sheltered harbour has been important for centuries; it was named Steering Bay by
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are the location of an enduring mystery that occurred in December 1900, when all three lighthouse keepers vanished without trace.
2991:), who pursued a more enlightened approach, investing in fishing in particular. The historian W. C. MacKenzie was moved to write:
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The growing threat that Clan Donald posed to the Scottish crown led to the forcible dissolution of the Lordship of the Isles by
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to Barra. This means that all the inhabited islands are now connected to at least one other island by a land transport route.
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is popular in the islands and the Lewis and Harris Traditional Music Society plays an active role in promoting the genre.
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during the first few hours of 1919, one of the worst maritime disasters in United Kingdom waters during the 20th century.
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There were gradual economic improvements, among the most visible of which was the replacement of the traditional thatched
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the area voted against independence by a margin of 53.42% (10,544) to 46.58% (9,195) in favour on a turnout of 86.2%
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Ross, John (21 February 2007). "Hedgehogs saved from the syringe as controversial Uist cull called off".
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all have more than 75%. The areas with the lowest density of speakers are Stornoway (44%), Braigh (41%),
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is mountainous, with large areas of exposed rock and
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62:
7637:"Annie Jane: Bagh Siar, Vatersay, Atlantic (102881)"
7412:(PowerPoint) Linguae Celticae. Retrieved 1 June 2008
3240:, fishing, and weaving including the manufacture of
2861:, the Norse-Celtic kinsman of the Manx royal house.
1081:
to the Hebrides and there are local variants of the
472:, separated from the Scottish mainland and from the
356:
350:
347:
7687:(19 January 2011) BBC News. Retrieved 7 March 2011.
7142:"Population Projections, Comhairle nan Eilean Siar"
6997:
area plan 2010 (pdf) HIE. Retrieved 3 January 2011.
6452:
6450:
6109:
6107:
5935:"Oral Questions to the Minister of Foreign Affairs"
5717:"Scotland's 2011 census: Island living on the rise"
5174:
5026:
5024:
5022:
4702:in the Sound of Barra provided the inspiration for
4590:Other ferries operate between some of the islands.
3348:
Local Government (Gaelic Names) (Scotland) Act 1997
2910:princes were gradually replaced by Gaelic-speaking
807:, after Great Britain and Ireland. It incorporates
341:
338:
7863:. Tempus (in association with Historic Scotland).
7305:Shetland Islands Council. Retrieved 23 April 2010.
6639:"From The Outer Hebrides to Cape Breton - Part II"
5336:. Scottish Government. 4 July 2017. Archived from
5169:âThe Largest Islands In The British Isles By Sizeâ
4772:in both the Episcopalian and Catholic traditions.
2307:and Greater Stornoway (excluding Stornoway core).
456:. The islands are geographically coextensive with
7722:argyllandtheisles.org.uk. Retrieved 16 June 2010.
7131:Comhairle nan Eilean Siar. Retrieved 4 July 2010.
7021:Comhairle nan Eilean Siar. Retrieved 4 July 2010.
6641:. globalgenealogy.com. Retrieved 14 October 2007.
5564:Comhairle nan Eilean Siar. Retrieved 5 July 2010.
4666:The archipelago is exposed to wind and tide, and
1252:on Lewis, which has a population of about 8,100.
528:in 1266. Control of the islands was then held by
36:Na h-Eileanan an Iar (UK Parliament constituency)
10639:
10214:
9818:
6447:
6104:
5019:
3386:is run by a Conservative/Independent coalition.
3283:
3236:Modern commercial activities centre on tourism,
2450:area which has a population of ca. 6,953 (2020).
851:Much of the western coastline of the islands is
7367:"Gove announces Levelling-up forum for islands"
6219:Crone, B.A. (1993) "Crannogs and chronologies"
5515:. Epping Forest Hedgehog Rescue. Archived from
5450:"Western Isles Transitional Programme Strategy"
5401:. Scottish Natural Heritage. 20 December 2010.
5193:"Botanical survey of Scottish freshwater lochs"
4437:
4030:
2847:
2831:
2519:Most of the islands have a bedrock formed from
677:
516:
9393:A Description of the Western Isles of Scotland
8380:Photographic website from ex-Eolas Sam Maynard
7248:scotlandsplaces.gov.uk. Retrieved 1 June 2010.
5855:"CrÏonadh mòr sa Ghà idhlig anns na h-Eileanan"
5032:"Mid-Year Population Estimates, UK, June 2022"
2558:Granite intrusions are found in the parish of
2515:, the southernmost point of the Outer Hebrides
2273:The largest settlements in the Outer Hebrides.
597:, drawing on the earlier naval expeditions of
510:authors. The Western Isles became part of the
10200:
9119:Heart of Neolithic Orkney World Heritage Site
8925:
8605:
8431:
8417:
8386:Western Isles Tourist Board site from Reefnet
7032:"A new age of crofting in the Outer Hebrides"
6682:"Harris Tweed and the Highland Potato Famine"
6671:Undiscovered Scotland. Retrieved 8 July 2010.
5586:. National Trust for Scotland. Archived from
3187:and the discovery of substantial deposits of
2707:have been found, and the impressive ruins of
989:There has been considerable controversy over
9401:A Journey to the Western Islands of Scotland
9385:Description of the Western Isles of Scotland
7873:Ballin Smith, B. and Banks, I. (eds) (2002)
3035:in 1707 the Hebrides became part of the new
2703:, the only site in the UK where prehistoric
2649:The Hebrides were originally settled in the
2462:
2460:
2458:
2456:
8198:. Hunter Publishing. Retrieved 19 May 2010.
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3317:and the rest of the archipelago, including
3260:Isles, including Stornoway, are defined by
2864:Following the ill-fated 1263 expedition of
994:animals are now relocated to the mainland.
744:
647:
625:
618:
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468:. They form part of the archipelago of the
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8363:2001 Census Results for the Outer Hebrides
7828:
7514:
7512:
7424:Comunn na GĂ idhlig. Retrieved 28 May 2010.
7102:"The quiet revolution". (19 January 2007)
6360:archaeology.co.uk Retrieved 1 August 2009.
6000:
5488:"Higher plant species: 1833 Slender naiad"
4875:List of rulers of the Kingdom of the Isles
4605:were unable to obtain sufficient funding.
3993:when the islands were ruled by the Norse.
2023:with some of his men for four days whilst
716:, who is said to have "broken the gate of
8230:– via National Library of Scotland.
7402:
7400:
7398:
7236:ourscotland.co.uk. Retrieved 1 June 2010.
6890:See for example Hunter (2000) pp. 152â158
6825:
6736:
6468:thevikingworld.com Retrieved 6 July 2010.
6358:"AD 200 â Valtos: brochs and wheelhouses"
5963:
5847:
5660:"Factfile - Population of Outer Hebrides"
4760:, known for its strict observance of the
3374:. The other independent-run councils are
3244:. Crofting remains popular especially on
3175:Proposed civil flag of the Outer Hebrides
2622:." There are gales one day in six at the
2574:. There are relatively small outcrops of
2453:
694:, which is mentioned in the 12th-century
503:is roughly 210 kilometres (130 mi).
7975:. Edinburgh. Edinburgh University Press.
7742:
7740:
6710:"Scotland's Potato Famine, 3 March 2020"
6658:
6656:
6330:BBC History. Retrieved 11 February 2008.
6052:
5576:
5573:Benvie (2004) pp. 116, 121, 132–34
5360:"South Lewis, Harris and North Uist NSA"
5096:
5094:
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2876:, which date from the mid 12th century.
2772:
2761:in the Outer Hebrides. This 6th century
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532:chiefs, principal amongst whom were the
8939:
8216:Murray, John; Pullar, Laurence (1910).
7509:
7364:
6811:
6722:
6588:
6586:
6440:
6438:
4895:2012 Comhairle nan Eilean Siar election
4680:, a three-masted immigrant ship out of
3185:Highlands and Islands Development Board
2078:, are harvested annually by the men of
2066:is an inhospitable rock. Thousands of
919:South Uist Machair National Scenic Area
581:, in which he states that there are 30
14:
10640:
7819:Storas Uibhist. Retrieved 4 July 2010.
7758:Feis Bharraigh. Retrieved 4 July 2010.
7427:
7395:
7007:
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5754:
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4824:International Island Games Association
2144:
1918:
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428:, 'Islands of the Strangers';
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9871:
9807:
9636:
9523:
9431:
9409:The Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides
9230:
9098:
8951:
8913:
8593:
8405:
8290:. Newton Abbot. David & Charles.
8274:The Outer Hebrides Handbook and Guide
7933:. Edinburgh. Dunedin Academic Press.
7737:
7546:Hansard. Retrieved 26 September 2008.
7518:Mac an TĂ illeir (2003) various pages.
7365:Paveley, Rebecca (11 February 2021).
7212:"Investing in islands infrastructure"
6653:
6328:"Mummification in Bronze Age Britain"
5897:Cantaria. Retrieved 26 December 2006.
5885:Haswell-Smith (2004) pp. 207â209
5722:
5719:. BBC News. Retrieved 18 August 2013.
5500:"Statutory Instrument 1994 No. 2716 "
5396:"South Uist Machair NSA 1:50,000 map"
5236:
5234:
5171:. WorldAtlas. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
5127:Watson (1926) pp. 41â42 quoting
5087:
5073:
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3795:
3756:
3717:
3678:
3639:
3600:
3561:
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3483:
3418:2014 Scottish independence referendum
2906:As the Norse era drew to a close the
1259:In addition to the major North Ford (
939:Flora and fauna of the Outer Hebrides
894:covers the mountainous south west of
769:Nicolson's Leap on the east coast of
409:
390:
226:3,056 km (1,180 sq mi)
151:Outer Hebrides shown within Scotland
10331:Na h-Eileanan an Iar (Western Isles)
8098:from the original on 9 October 2022.
8082:from the original on 9 October 2022.
8066:from the original on 9 October 2022.
7732:"RC Diocese of Argyll and the Isles"
7625:Haswell-Smith (2004) pp. 329â31
7336:
6619:Haswell-Smith (2004) pp. 306â07
6583:
6504:Gregory (1881) pp. 13â15, 20-21
6435:
6026:
5537:
5301:Haswell-Smith (2004) pp. 218â22
5274:Haswell-Smith (2004) pp. 236â45
3307:Local Government (Scotland) Act 1889
2808:formally signed the islands over to
2221:
1057:is an important breeding ground for
972:Sites of Special Scientific Interest
589:, and makes a separate reference to
565:to protect the natural environment.
10663:Archipelagoes of the Atlantic Ocean
7000:
6466:"The Kingdom of Mann and the Isles"
6123:Lalli, Katja; Huhma, Hannu (2005).
5747:
5620:
5408:from the original on 9 October 2022
5186:
4870:List of places in the Western Isles
4632:
3298:Sir Edward Scott Secondary School,
2679:(a type of artificial island). The
2034:and other island groups pepper the
913:An area of the south west coast of
704:and a 13th-century poem concerning
24:
9279:Rulers of the Kingdom of the Isles
8305:The Celtic Place-Names of Scotland
7945:Geology and landscapes of Scotland
7917:Mingulay: An Island and Its People
7437:. Bòrd na Gà idhlig. Archived from
6924:"Yard wins biggest wind tower job"
6007:Comhairle nan Eilean Siar (2018).
5876:Haswell-Smith (2004) various pages
5231:
4719:ran aground there with a cargo of
2781:at the end of the eleventh century
2653:and have a diversity of important
2167:
1128:
932:
96:
81:
25:
10699:
8320:
8012:Collins Encyclopaedia of Scotland
7713:"Diocese of Argyll and The Isles"
7544:"Garve and Ullapool Railway Bill"
7497:IslayInfo. Retrieved 12 May 2012.
7224:Keay and Keay (1994) pp. 542, 821
6637:Lawson, Bill (10 September 1999)
6562:Rotary Club (1995) pp. 12â13
5941:. 1 November 1973. Archived from
5867:Haswell-Smith (2004) pp. 206, 262
5844:Haswell-Smith (2004) pp. 205, 253
4608:There are scheduled flights from
4443:meaning "tidal" or "ebb island".
3563:[ËkĘ°Ăľ.ÉrË ĘÉnÉËɲelanËĘiÉÉž]
3309:to 1975 Lewis formed part of the
3151:remoter islands were abandoned â
2314:, the principal settlements are:
2239:
2203:
2126:
2108:
1943:, and the uninhabited islands of
761:Satellite image of Outer Hebrides
739:the islands were the home of the
712:, then the heir to the throne of
605:, also distinguished between the
10625:
10613:
10601:
9588:Highlands and Islands Enterprise
9307:Treaty of Ardtornish-Westminster
9085:
8810:
8288:Harris and Lewis, Outer Hebrides
8272:Rotary Club of Stornoway (1995)
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4998:
4974:
4818:Sports Centre on Benbecula; and
4603:a railway connection to Ullapool
3262:Highlands and Islands Enterprise
3255:Some of the larger islands have
2967:Gentleman Adventurers" from Fife
2837:or South Isles encompassing the
2768:
2238:
2220:
2202:
2184:
2166:
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2125:
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2100:
672:was originally derived from the
334:
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137:
130:
117:
8009:Keay, J. & Keay, J. (1994)
7947:. Harpenden. Terra Publishing.
7768:"Member Profile: Western Isles"
7635:Historic Environment Scotland.
7476:. 26 September 2013. p. 26
7337:Cope, Chris (3 February 2021).
6910:"A Flag for the Outer Hebrides"
6513:Downham (2007) pp. 174â75.
6498:
6489:
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5970:Journal of Historical Geography
5957:
5927:
5924:Thompson (1968) pp. 182â85
5918:
5915:Thompson (1968) pp. 187â89
5909:
5906:Haswell-Smith (2004) pp. 282â83
5900:
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4787:throughout Scotland. The Lewis
4770:Diocese of Argyll and The Isles
3031:With the implementation of the
2566:in Harris. The granite here is
2551:and intruded by later basaltic
2185:
452:off the west coast of mainland
319:
9099:
8260:Scotland â History of a Nation
8222:. Edinburgh: Challenger Office
8026:Mac an TĂ illeir, Iain (2003).
7978:Haswell-Smith, Hamish. (2004)
7409:1901â2001 Gaelic in the Census
6766:Hunter, James (16 July 2020).
6592:Thompson (1968) pp. 41â42
6553:Thompson (1968) pp. 40â41
6477:Hunter (2000) pp. 109â111
6183:Thompson (1968) pp. 24â26
5121:
5112:
5103:
5064:
5037:Office for National Statistics
4912:
4733:Religion in the Outer Hebrides
3956:Gaelic Language (Scotland) Act
3015:
2610:, due to the influence of the
2093:
13:
1:
10673:Lieutenancy areas of Scotland
9432:
8952:
7891:. Leiden. Koninklijke Brill.
7406:Mac an TĂ illeir, Iain (2004)
7184:"Award hope for turbine team"
6495:Rotary Club (1995) pp. 27, 30
6256:Historic Environment Scotland
5490:JNCC. Retrieved 29 July 2007.
5247:. Retrieved 1â15 August 2009.
5228:. Retrieved 20 December 2009.
5215:. Retrieved 21 December 2009.
5012:
4794:Outdoor activities including
4643:
3862:Education (Scotland) Act 1872
3836:[ËsĚŞlË ĚŞÉĘ°knÉËpeËĘtʲÉ]
3284:Politics and local government
3047:although the response to the
2879:
2853:or North Isles of Orkney and
2796:in 872. In the Western Isles
2732:History of the Outer Hebrides
2633:
2310:Combining with data from the
2027:vessels patrolled the Minch.
1577:60% (1,888 with South Uist)
1519:60% (1,888 incl. Benbecula)
1100:
563:designated conservation areas
9872:
9808:
7829:David Owen (20 April 2009).
7770:IIGA. Retrieved 4 July 2010.
7474:National Records of Scotland
6387:Hunter (2000) pp. 38â39
6340:"The Prehistoric Village at
6201:Murray (1973) pp. 79â81
6038:National Records of Scotland
5646:National Records of Scotland
5100:Watson (1926) pp. 40â41
4446:
3328:The Outer Hebrides became a
2718:on Lewis both date from the
2687:in Scotland, the 13 primary
2312:National Records of Scotland
752:
667:
659:
568:
7:
10033:
9637:
9593:Scottish Islands Federation
9524:
9231:
9163:Zenith of Iron Age Shetland
9145:Standing Stones of Stenness
8195:Adventure Guide to Scotland
7698:The Professional Geographer
7607:. Northern Lighthouse Board
6966:. Retrieved 6 January 2011.
6812:Vaughan, GĂŠraldine (2015).
6723:Vaughan, GĂŠraldine (2015).
6650:Haswell-Smith (2004) p. 236
6571:Haswell-Smith (2004) p. 312
5787:Haswell-Smith (2004) p. 296
5430:. Scottish Natural Heritage
5314:. Scottish Natural Heritage
5283:Haswell-Smith (2004) p. 206
5265:Haswell-Smith (2004) p. 289
5159:Haswell-Smith (2004) p. 502
5150:Haswell-Smith (2004) p. 262
4890:Solar eclipse of 1 May 1185
4880:List of islands of Scotland
4855:Hebridean Myths and Legends
4843:
1939:is in the foreground, with
10:
10704:
8276:. Machynlleth. Kittiwake.
8054:"A'Chleit â Butt of Lewis"
7852:
6628:Hunter (2000) pp. 247, 262
6535:Hunter (2000) pp. 127, 166
5964:MacDonald, Fraser (2006).
5835:. Retrieved 3 August 2009.
5256:Murray (1966) pp. 171, 198
4730:
4726:
3719:[nÉËhelanÉnÉËɲiÉÉž]
3287:
3265:and European legislation.
3220:
3002:Wars of the Three Kingdoms
2729:
2725:
2601:
2477:
2088:Island of Rockall Act 1972
984:European Protected Species
936:
776:
436:), sometimes known as the
411:[nÉËhelanÉnÉɲËiÉÉž]
237:799 m (2,621 ft)
40:
29:
10683:Former Norwegian colonies
10668:Council areas of Scotland
10658:Archipelagoes of Scotland
10572:
10504:Comhairle nan Eilean Siar
10399:
10226:
10158:
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10059:
10043:
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9878:
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9836:Comhairle nan Eilean Siar
9814:
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9762:
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9647:
9643:
9632:
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9578:Community Energy Scotland
9570:
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9188:Prehistoric Western Isles
9187:
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8958:
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8808:
8628:
8620:Inhabited islands of the
8540:Bronze and Iron Age Sites
8539:
8488:
8437:
8432:Prehistoric Western Isles
8358:Comhairle nan Eilean Siar
8286:Thompson, Francis (1968)
8015:. London. HarperCollins.
7999:. Edinburgh. Mainstream.
7861:Scotland's Hidden History
7785:Comhairle nan Eilean Siar
7435:"The Gaelic Language Act"
7246:"Place-names of Scotland"
6963:Comhairle nan Eilean Siar
5982:10.1016/j.jhg.2005.10.009
5744:. Retrieved 20 July 2013.
5741:Comhairle nan Eilean Siar
5734:10 September 2017 at the
5454:Comhairle nan Eilean Siar
5292:Rotary Club (1995) p. 106
4028:generally from the Norse
3811:
3772:
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3733:
3694:
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3577:
3551:Comhairle nan Eilean Siar
3538:
3499:
3460:
3453:
3397:, the seat being held by
3341:Comhairle nan Eilean Siar
3290:Comhairle nan Eilean Siar
3217:'s "Factfile â Economy".
3202:Comhairle nan Eilean Siar
3138:, and the passing of the
3136:Congested Districts Board
3076:
2918:of Lewis and Harris, the
2041:Comhairle nan Eilean Siar
1373:
1359:
1338:
1335:
1332:
1238:
1146:â
906:and the northern part of
867:, the archipelago's only
557:, fishing, and weaving.
466:council areas of Scotland
460:Comhairle nan Eilean Siar
458:
392:[nÉËhelanÉnËĘiÉÉž]
317:
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9826:Shetland Islands Council
9786:West Highland Free Press
8346:Stornoway Port Authority
8168:. Edinburgh. Canongate.
8164:Maclean, Charles (1977)
7982:. Edinburgh. Canongate.
7746:Rotary Club (1995) p. 39
7675:in Malhotra (1992) p. 88
7534:. Retrieved 12 May 2012.
7318:. BBC. 19 September 2014
7105:West Highland Free Press
6956:18 December 2010 at the
6610:Rotary Club (1995) p. 31
6423:Rotary Club (1995) p. 12
6396:Hunter (2000) pp. 44, 49
6130:rock of Europe at Siurua
5478:Rotary Club (1995) p. 10
4905:
3524:[ÉɲtʰʲelanfatĚŞÉ]
3447:Scottish Gaelic language
3425:Levelling Up White Paper
3423:In 2022, as part of the
3334:32 unitary council areas
3305:From the passing of the
3211:area plan 2010" and the
3037:Kingdom of Great Britain
3024:Abandoned school house,
2736:In Scotland, the Celtic
464:, one of the 32 unitary
10166:Highland Boundary Fault
10079:Yesnaby Sandstone Group
9749:Free Church of Scotland
9716:Orkney Heritage Society
8315:. First published 1926.
7957:Gregory, Donald (1881)
7905:. London. Aurum Press.
7810:"Askernish Golf Course"
7585:. Undiscovered Scotland
7461:"Statistical Bulletins"
7122:"Factfile - Population"
6987:3 February 2011 at the
6792:www.bankofengland.co.uk
5633:"Statistical Bulletins"
5560:29 October 2009 at the
5312:"National Scenic Areas"
4935:This tidal isle is at (
4758:Free Church of Scotland
4438:
4426:several islands called
4031:
3797:[ËÉĘ°tʲɪɞʲËvoËÉž]
3346:under the terms of the
3300:Tarbert, Isle of Harris
2848:
2832:
2816:, the Hebrides and the
2806:Edgar, King of Scotland
947:The open landscapes of
727:
719:
706:
697:
690:people from Ireland to
678:
517:
433:
9831:Orkney Islands Council
9670:Shetland Amenity Trust
9466:Ainmean-Ăite na h-Alba
9330:Buckquoy spindle-whorl
8307:. Edinburgh; Birlinn.
8248:London. Eyre Methuen.
8154:. Edinburgh. Birlinn.
7929:Downham, Clare (2007)
7919:. Edinburgh. Birlinn.
7074:"Directory of Members"
6993:
6978:
6962:
6842:"The Highland Tragedy"
6788:"Inflation calculator"
6753:"The Highland Tragedy"
6665:
6342:
6295:
6262:
5740:
5686:"Outer Hebrides Facts"
5130:
4983:
4957:
4948:
4663:
4629:
4477:
4429:
4405:
4398:
4384:
4377:
4362:
4356:
4350:
4344:
4338:
4332:
4326:
4319:
4303:
4289:
4283:
4276:
4260:
4246:
4240:
4234:
4228:
4222:
4216:
4210:
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4189:
4183:
4177:
4171:
4165:
4159:
4153:
4146:
4131:
4125:
4119:
4113:
4107:
4101:
4095:
4088:
4073:
4067:
4061:
4055:
4049:
4042:
4017:
3984:
3976:
3968:
3823:
3784:
3745:
3706:
3667:
3641:[ËÄŠËĘÉËkaulË ĚŞ]
3628:
3589:
3550:
3511:
3472:
3409:, the incumbent being
3403:
3391:
3366:
3359:
3352:
3339:
3302:
3233:
3213:
3207:
3201:
3176:
3161:
3103:Highland potato famine
3028:
2998:
2979:
2971:
2903:
2891:, the ancient seat of
2782:
2712:
2693:
2667:
2659:
2646:
2630:during winter storms.
2612:North Atlantic Current
2531:and on the islands of
2516:
2507:
2490:
2486:Geological map of the
2073:
2062:
2054:
2040:
2017:
1981:
1960:
1880:
1870:
1848:
1838:
1816:
1787:
1759:
1731:
1703:
1675:
1646:
1618:
1589:
1560:
1531:
1502:
1472:
1445:
1433:Ceann a Tuath nan Loch
1431:
1417:
1403:
1367:
1327:
1311:to Benbecula; and the
1301:
1293:
1262:
1116:
967:
959:
951:
779:List of Outer Hebrides
774:
762:
745:
648:
626:
619:
608:
599:
584:
445:
424:
405:
387:
253:
101:
86:
63:
10434:Dumfries and Galloway
10261:Dumfries and Galloway
10100:Great Estuarine Group
9972:North Ronaldsay sheep
9665:Peerie Willie Johnson
9450:Scottish island names
9344:18th and 19th Century
9294:Lordship of the Isles
9274:Scandinavian Scotland
8489:Other Neolithic Sites
8384:www.visithebrides.com
8182:. New Delhi. Mittal.
8036:/ PĂ rlamaid na h-Alba
7718:25 March 2010 at the
7662:Thompson (1968) p. 76
7017:23 March 2010 at the
6486:Thompson (1968) p. 37
5729:"Factfile:Population"
5608:Thompson (1968) p. 21
5428:"Sitelink Map Search"
5183:Thompson (1968) p. 13
5061:Thompson (1968) p. 14
4834:Askernish Golf Course
4651:
4627:
4454:
3977:Na h-Eileanan a-Muigh
3973:(the Long Island) or
3915:and Kildonan, whilst
3668:Na h-Eileanan A-muigh
3297:
3228:
3174:
3064:Highlands and Islands
3023:
2993:
2914:chiefs including the
2887:
2776:
2754:Bridei I of the Picts
2641:
2496:
2485:
2259:Highland council area
2013:Charles Edward Stuart
1926:
1325:
1120:Historical population
1108:
1083:dark green fritillary
957:
946:
917:is designated as the
885:national scenic areas
768:
760:
746:Indech mac DĂŠ Domnand
708:Raghnall mac Gofraidh
476:by the waters of the
100:
85:
10159:Islands of the Clyde
9945:Domesticated animals
9905:St Kilda field mouse
9701:Peter Maxwell Davies
9266:Kingdom of the Isles
9155:Prehistoric Shetland
9054:Islands of the Forth
9049:Islands of the Clyde
8390:Virtual Hebrides.com
8244:Murray, W.H. (1973)
8241:. London. Heinemann.
8178:Malhotra, R. (1992)
7980:The Scottish Islands
7901:Benvie, Neil (2004)
7815:16 July 2011 at the
7703:. Oxford. Blackwell.
7605:"Lighthouse Library"
7532:Caledonian MacBrayne
7506:Hunter (2000) p. 104
7127:29 June 2011 at the
7060:"The Outer Hebrides"
7012:"Factfile - Economy"
6881:Buxton (1995) p. 125
6872:Hunter (2000) p. 320
6863:Hunter (2000) p. 343
6854:Hunter (2000) p. 292
6601:Hunter (2000) p. 212
6544:Hunter (2000) p. 143
6456:Thompson (1968) p 39
6444:Hunter (2000) p. 102
6378:Hanson (2003) p. 216
6369:Hanson (2003) p. 198
6293:"Lewis, Callanish, '
6260:"Lewis, Callanish, '
6245:Murray (1973) p. 122
5895:"Mingulay Boat Song"
5833:Caledonian MacBrayne
5828:11 July 2017 at the
5698:on 23 September 2015
5666:on 10 September 2017
5617:Maclean (1972) p. 21
5198:3 March 2016 at the
5070:Murray (1973) p. 32.
4920:Na h-Eileanan an Iar
4812:Ionad Spors Leodhais
4456:Caledonian MacBrayne
3981:(the Outer Isles).
3707:Na h-Eileanan an Iar
3485:[ÉËxĂľ.ÉrË ĘÉ]
3405:Na h-Eileanan an Iar
3393:Na h-Eileanan an Iar
3148:Lady Gordon Cathcart
3140:Crofting Act of 1886
2810:Magnus III of Norway
2794:Battle of Hafrsfjord
2779:Kingdom of the Isles
2759:Pictish symbol stone
2448:Stornoway settlement
2269:class=notpageimage|
631:is cognate with the
406:na h-Eileanan an Iar
10678:Regions of Scotland
10559:West Dunbartonshire
10449:East Dunbartonshire
10386:West Dunbartonshire
10276:East Dunbartonshire
10115:Lorne plateau lavas
9962:Hebridean Blackface
9754:Iain Crichton Smith
9696:George Mackay Brown
9583:Crofters Commission
9284:Bishop of the Isles
8941:Islands of Scotland
8351:1 June 2023 at the
8258:Ross, David (2005)
8205:The Rutland Press.
8201:Miers, Mary (2008)
8114:on 16 November 2018
8034:Scottish Parliament
7943:Gillen, Con (2003)
7915:Buxton, Ben (1995)
7903:Scotland's Wildlife
7441:on 28 February 2012
7234:"Areas of Scotland"
7172:. 17 February 2021.
6912:. 19 December 2016.
6827:10.4000/mimmoc.1763
6738:10.4000/mimmoc.1763
6432:Hunter (2000) p. 78
6414:Hunter (2000) p. 74
6405:Miers (2008) p. 367
6192:Murray (1973) p. 79
6161:Gillen (2003) p. 42
6088:Gillen (2003) p. 44
6064:www.cne-siar.gov.uk
5988:on 10 February 2010
5376:on 14 February 2012
5109:Watson (1926) p. 38
4011:Origin and meaning
3960:Scottish Parliament
3958:was enacted by the
3909:Scalpay near Harris
3060:Highland Clearances
2866:Haakon IV of Norway
1979:and the islands of
1919:Uninhabited islands
1121:
1093:is a subspecies of
924:The archipelago of
550:Highland Clearances
486:Sea of the Hebrides
193: /
52:
9936:Shetland Mouse-ear
9721:St Magnus Festival
9111:Prehistoric Orkney
9059:Freshwater Islands
8331:for Outer Hebrides
8192:Li, Martin (2005)
7877:. Stroud. Tempus.
7859:Armit, Ian (1998)
7831:"The Ghost Course"
7781:"Sgoil Lionacleit"
7303:"Political Groups"
7200:. 19 January 2012.
6951:"Jobs and Careers"
6932:. 10 December 2007
6698:. 30 October 2019.
6210:Armit (1998) p. 34
6113:Murray (1966) p. 2
5340:on 31 January 2018
5118:Murray (1966) p. 1
4754:Church of Scotland
4721:single malt whisky
4664:
4630:
4478:
3746:Na h-Eileanan Siar
3303:
3257:development trusts
3234:
3177:
3053:Battle of Culloden
3029:
3010:Battle of Auldearn
2932:Lords of the Isles
2904:
2783:
2647:
2517:
2491:
2030:Smaller isles and
2005:television series
1995:Mingulay Boat Song
1961:
1328:
1119:
1117:
1089:butterflies. The
1087:green-veined white
968:
952:
775:
763:
714:Mann and the Isles
699:Lebor GabĂĄla Ărenn
444:(Scottish Gaelic:
388:na h-Eileanan Siar
308:Largest settlement
300:Population density
218:Physical geography
102:
87:
64:Na h-Eileanan Siar
50:
10589:
10588:
10549:South Lanarkshire
10524:Perth and Kinross
10514:North Lanarkshire
10464:City of Edinburgh
10459:East Renfrewshire
10376:South Lanarkshire
10351:Perth and Kinross
10341:North Lanarkshire
10291:City of Edinburgh
10286:East Renfrewshire
10182:
10181:
10178:
10177:
10174:
10173:
10125:Moine Thrust Belt
10105:Hebridean Terrane
10061:Geology of Orkney
10024:
10023:
10020:
10019:
9931:Scottish Primrose
9863:
9862:
9859:
9858:
9819:Local authorities
9799:
9798:
9795:
9794:
9737:Compton Mackenzie
9706:F. Marian McNeill
9628:
9627:
9624:
9623:
9515:
9514:
9511:
9510:
9423:
9422:
9419:
9418:
9322:Earldom of Orkney
9222:
9221:
9218:
9217:
9081:
9080:
9077:
9076:
8907:
8906:
8587:
8586:
8211:978-1-873190-29-6
8160:978-1-84158-357-0
7939:978-1-903765-89-0
7897:978-90-04-15893-1
7344:The Shetland News
6070:on 7 October 2022
5945:on 22 August 2006
5823:"Fleet Histories"
5804:on 7 October 2022
5648:. 15 August 2013.
4704:Compton Mackenzie
4422:
4421:
4036:meaning "island"
3850:
3849:
3315:Ross and Cromarty
3193:renewables sector
3132:Napier Commission
3111:Charles Trevelyan
2989:Earls of Seaforth
2965:authorised some "
2596:Old Red Sandstone
2488:Hebridean Terrane
2429:
2428:
2305:Greater Castlebay
1987:Historic Scotland
1935:. The village of
1916:
1915:
1465:
1464:
1313:Vatersay Causeway
1307:and the southern
1242:
1241:
811:in the north and
326:
325:
231:Highest elevation
161:OS grid reference
16:(Redirected from
10695:
10632:Scottish Islands
10630:
10629:
10628:
10618:
10617:
10606:
10605:
10604:
10597:
10539:Shetland Islands
10534:Scottish Borders
10429:Clackmannanshire
10361:Scottish Borders
10256:Clackmannanshire
10216:Local government
10209:
10202:
10195:
10186:
10185:
10120:Moine Supergroup
10110:Lewisian complex
10051:Geopark Shetland
10041:
10040:
10030:
10029:
9926:Arran whitebeams
9880:
9879:
9869:
9868:
9841:Highland Council
9816:
9815:
9805:
9804:
9711:Kirkwall Ba game
9645:
9644:
9634:
9633:
9532:
9531:
9521:
9520:
9440:
9439:
9429:
9428:
9356:Jacobite risings
9239:
9238:
9228:
9227:
9195:Callanish Stones
9107:
9106:
9096:
9095:
9089:
9064:Outlying Islands
8960:
8959:
8949:
8948:
8934:
8927:
8920:
8911:
8910:
8879:Lewis and Harris
8814:
8813:
8767:Slate Islands: (
8663:Eilean dà Mhèinn
8614:
8607:
8600:
8591:
8590:
8511:Eilean Dòmhnuill
8506:Clach an Trushal
8426:
8419:
8412:
8403:
8402:
8330:
8231:
8229:
8227:
8147:
8145:
8143:
8137:
8131:. Archived from
8130:
8123:
8121:
8119:
8113:
8107:. Archived from
8106:
8099:
8097:
8090:
8086:"Faddoch â Jura"
8083:
8081:
8074:
8067:
8065:
8058:
8051:
8049:
8047:
8038:. Archived from
7846:
7845:
7843:
7841:
7826:
7820:
7807:
7801:
7800:
7798:
7796:
7787:. Archived from
7777:
7771:
7765:
7759:
7753:
7747:
7744:
7735:
7729:
7723:
7710:
7704:
7694:
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7651:
7649:
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7614:
7612:
7601:
7595:
7594:
7592:
7590:
7579:
7573:
7572:
7570:
7568:
7563:on 22 March 2009
7553:
7547:
7541:
7535:
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7507:
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7498:
7492:
7486:
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7384:
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7379:
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7356:
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7287:
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7152:
7146:
7145:
7138:
7132:
7119:
7113:
7100:
7094:
7093:
7091:
7089:
7080:. Archived from
7070:
7064:
7063:
7056:
7050:
7049:
7048:. 27 March 2020.
7042:
7036:
7035:
7028:
7022:
7009:
6998:
6996:
6982:- area overview"
6981:
6976:"Outer Hebrides/
6973:
6967:
6965:
6948:
6942:
6941:
6939:
6937:
6920:
6914:
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6778:
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6756:
6749:
6743:
6742:
6740:
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6714:
6713:
6706:
6700:
6699:
6692:
6686:
6685:
6678:
6672:
6668:
6660:
6651:
6648:
6642:
6635:
6629:
6626:
6620:
6617:
6611:
6608:
6602:
6599:
6593:
6590:
6581:
6578:
6572:
6569:
6563:
6560:
6554:
6551:
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6542:
6536:
6533:
6527:
6520:
6514:
6511:
6505:
6502:
6496:
6493:
6487:
6484:
6478:
6475:
6469:
6463:
6457:
6454:
6445:
6442:
6433:
6430:
6424:
6421:
6415:
6412:
6406:
6403:
6397:
6394:
6388:
6385:
6379:
6376:
6370:
6367:
6361:
6355:
6349:
6345:
6337:
6331:
6325:
6319:
6318:
6316:
6314:
6309:on 6 August 2012
6305:. Archived from
6298:
6289:
6283:
6282:
6280:
6278:
6265:
6252:
6246:
6243:
6237:
6236:Li (2005) p. 509
6234:
6228:
6217:
6211:
6208:
6202:
6199:
6193:
6190:
6184:
6181:
6175:
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6162:
6159:
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6142:
6135:
6120:
6114:
6111:
6102:
6095:
6089:
6086:
6080:
6079:
6077:
6075:
6066:. Archived from
6056:
6050:
6049:
6047:
6045:
6030:
6024:
6023:
6021:
6019:
6013:
6004:
5998:
5997:
5995:
5993:
5984:. Archived from
5961:
5955:
5954:
5952:
5950:
5931:
5925:
5922:
5916:
5913:
5907:
5904:
5898:
5892:
5886:
5883:
5877:
5874:
5868:
5865:
5859:
5858:
5851:
5845:
5842:
5836:
5820:
5814:
5813:
5811:
5809:
5800:. Archived from
5794:
5788:
5785:
5779:
5778:
5776:
5774:
5764:
5756:
5745:
5743:
5726:
5720:
5714:
5708:
5707:
5705:
5703:
5697:
5691:. Archived from
5690:
5682:
5676:
5675:
5673:
5671:
5662:. Archived from
5656:
5650:
5649:
5643:
5636:
5629:
5618:
5615:
5609:
5606:
5600:
5599:
5597:
5595:
5584:"Mingulay birds"
5580:
5574:
5571:
5565:
5552:
5546:
5545:
5535:
5529:
5528:
5526:
5524:
5519:on 8 August 2002
5509:
5503:
5497:
5491:
5485:
5479:
5476:
5470:
5469:
5467:
5465:
5456:. Archived from
5446:
5440:
5439:
5437:
5435:
5424:
5418:
5417:
5415:
5413:
5407:
5400:
5392:
5386:
5385:
5383:
5381:
5375:
5369:. Archived from
5364:
5356:
5350:
5349:
5347:
5345:
5330:
5324:
5323:
5321:
5319:
5308:
5302:
5299:
5293:
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5272:
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5229:
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5216:
5209:
5203:
5190:
5184:
5181:
5172:
5166:
5160:
5157:
5151:
5148:
5142:
5139:Book of Leinster
5135:
5125:
5119:
5116:
5110:
5107:
5101:
5098:
5085:
5082:
5071:
5068:
5062:
5059:
5050:
5049:
5047:
5045:
5028:
5006:
5002:
4996:
4992:Godred the Black
4988:
4978:
4972:
4969:
4963:
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8353:Wayback Machine
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8126:"Pabay â Yoker"
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8102:"Kallin â Ovie"
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4424:There are also
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3330:unitary council
3323:Inverness-shire
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3223:
3088:Napoleonic Wars
3033:Treaty of Union
3018:
2985:Burgh of Barony
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2870:Treaty of Perth
2798:Ketill Flatnose
2790:Harald Fairhair
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1532:Uibhist a Tuath
1482:
1382:
1340:
1291:to South Uist;
1287:to North Uist;
1246:Scottish island
1103:
1070:Bombus jonellus
1051:northern fulmar
999:common redshank
941:
935:
933:Flora and fauna
904:Sound of Harris
841:Loch Sgadabhagh
829:Loch nam Madadh
781:
755:
737:Irish mythology
579:Natural History
575:Pliny the Elder
571:
526:Treaty of Perth
514:kingdom of the
508:Roman and Greek
425:na h-Innse Gall
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9007:
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9002:
8998:
8990:
8987:
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8985:
8982:
8978:
8975:
8974:
8973:
8970:
8969:
8967:
8965:
8961:
8957:
8950:
8946:
8942:
8935:
8930:
8928:
8923:
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8916:
8915:
8912:
8900:
8897:
8895:
8892:
8890:
8887:
8885:
8882:
8880:
8877:
8875:
8872:
8870:
8867:
8865:
8864:Great Bernera
8862:
8860:
8859:Fraoch-eilean
8857:
8855:
8852:
8850:
8847:
8845:
8842:
8840:
8837:
8835:
8832:
8830:
8827:
8826:
8824:
8822:
8818:
8803:
8800:
8798:
8795:
8793:
8790:
8788:
8785:
8782:
8778:
8774:
8770:
8766:
8764:
8761:
8759:
8756:
8754:
8751:
8749:
8746:
8744:
8741:
8739:
8736:
8734:
8731:
8729:
8726:
8724:
8721:
8719:
8716:
8714:
8711:
8709:
8706:
8704:
8701:
8699:
8696:
8694:
8691:
8689:
8686:
8684:
8681:
8679:
8676:
8674:
8673:Eilean Tioram
8671:
8669:
8666:
8664:
8661:
8659:
8656:
8654:
8651:
8649:
8646:
8644:
8641:
8639:
8636:
8635:
8633:
8631:
8627:
8623:
8615:
8610:
8608:
8603:
8601:
8596:
8595:
8592:
8580:
8578:
8575:
8573:
8570:
8568:
8565:
8563:
8562:Dun Bharabhat
8560:
8558:
8557:Dun an Sticir
8555:
8553:
8550:
8548:
8545:
8544:
8542:
8538:
8532:
8529:
8527:
8524:
8522:
8519:
8517:
8514:
8512:
8509:
8507:
8504:
8502:
8499:
8497:
8496:Barpa Langass
8494:
8493:
8491:
8487:
8481:
8478:
8476:
8473:
8471:
8468:
8466:
8463:
8461:
8458:
8456:
8455:Callanish III
8453:
8451:
8448:
8446:
8443:
8442:
8440:
8436:
8427:
8422:
8420:
8415:
8413:
8408:
8407:
8404:
8397:
8394:
8391:
8388:
8385:
8382:
8379:
8376:
8374:
8371:
8369:
8366:
8364:
8361:
8359:
8356:
8354:
8350:
8347:
8344:
8342:
8338:
8337:Western Isles
8335:
8334:
8329:
8325:
8324:
8314:
8313:1-84158-323-5
8310:
8306:
8302:
8301:Watson, W. J.
8299:
8297:
8296:0-7153-4260-6
8293:
8289:
8285:
8283:
8282:0-9511003-5-1
8279:
8275:
8271:
8269:
8268:0-947782-58-3
8265:
8261:
8257:
8255:
8254:0-413-30380-2
8251:
8247:
8243:
8240:
8236:
8233:
8221:
8220:
8214:
8212:
8208:
8204:
8200:
8197:
8196:
8191:
8189:
8188:81-7099-328-8
8185:
8181:
8177:
8175:
8174:0-903937-41-7
8171:
8167:
8163:
8161:
8157:
8153:
8149:
8134:
8127:
8110:
8103:
8094:
8087:
8078:
8071:
8062:
8055:
8041:
8037:
8035:
8029:
8024:
8022:
8021:0-00-255082-2
8018:
8014:
8013:
8008:
8006:
8005:1-84018-376-4
8002:
7998:
7994:
7993:Hunter, James
7991:
7989:
7988:1-84195-454-3
7985:
7981:
7977:
7974:
7970:
7968:
7967:1-904607-57-8
7964:
7960:
7956:
7954:
7953:1-903544-09-2
7950:
7946:
7942:
7940:
7936:
7932:
7928:
7926:
7925:1-874744-24-6
7922:
7918:
7914:
7912:
7911:1-85410-978-2
7908:
7904:
7900:
7898:
7894:
7890:
7886:
7884:
7883:0-7524-2517-X
7880:
7876:
7872:
7870:
7869:0-7486-6067-4
7866:
7862:
7858:
7857:
7836:
7832:
7825:
7818:
7814:
7811:
7806:
7790:
7786:
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7757:
7752:
7743:
7741:
7733:
7728:
7721:
7717:
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7709:
7702:
7699:
7693:
7686:
7681:
7674:
7668:
7659:
7644:
7643:
7638:
7631:
7622:
7606:
7600:
7584:
7578:
7562:
7558:
7552:
7545:
7540:
7533:
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7524:
7515:
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7503:
7496:
7491:
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7462:
7456:
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7345:
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7311:
7304:
7299:
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7286:
7267:
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7213:
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7199:
7193:
7185:
7179:
7171:
7165:
7157:
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7143:
7137:
7130:
7126:
7123:
7118:
7111:
7107:
7106:
7099:
7083:
7079:
7075:
7069:
7061:
7055:
7047:
7041:
7033:
7027:
7020:
7016:
7013:
7008:
7006:
7004:
6995:
6990:
6986:
6983:
6980:
6972:
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6919:
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6896:
6887:
6878:
6869:
6860:
6851:
6843:
6837:
6828:
6823:
6819:
6815:
6808:
6793:
6789:
6783:
6775:
6774:
6769:
6762:
6754:
6748:
6739:
6734:
6730:
6726:
6719:
6711:
6705:
6697:
6691:
6683:
6677:
6670:
6667:
6663:"North Uist (
6659:
6657:
6647:
6640:
6634:
6625:
6616:
6607:
6598:
6589:
6587:
6577:
6568:
6559:
6550:
6541:
6532:
6526:(2007) p. 480
6525:
6519:
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6501:
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6483:
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6359:
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6329:
6324:
6308:
6304:
6300:
6297:
6288:
6273:
6272:
6267:
6264:
6257:
6251:
6242:
6233:
6226:
6222:
6216:
6207:
6198:
6189:
6180:
6173:
6167:
6158:
6139:
6132:
6131:
6127:
6119:
6110:
6108:
6100:
6094:
6085:
6069:
6065:
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6010:
6003:
5987:
5983:
5979:
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5971:
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5960:
5944:
5940:
5936:
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5903:
5896:
5891:
5882:
5873:
5864:
5856:
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5827:
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5819:
5803:
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5793:
5784:
5768:
5761:
5755:
5753:
5751:
5742:
5737:
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5730:
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5713:
5694:
5687:
5681:
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5661:
5655:
5647:
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5605:
5589:
5585:
5579:
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5559:
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5551:
5543:
5542:
5534:
5518:
5514:
5508:
5501:
5496:
5489:
5484:
5475:
5459:
5455:
5451:
5445:
5429:
5423:
5404:
5397:
5391:
5372:
5368:
5361:
5355:
5339:
5335:
5329:
5313:
5307:
5298:
5289:
5280:
5271:
5262:
5253:
5246:
5242:
5237:
5235:
5227:
5221:
5214:
5208:
5201:
5197:
5194:
5189:
5180:
5178:
5170:
5165:
5156:
5147:
5140:
5136:
5134:
5133:
5124:
5115:
5106:
5097:
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5079:
5077:
5067:
5058:
5056:
5039:
5038:
5033:
5027:
5025:
5023:
5018:
5001:
4993:
4989:
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4977:
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4959:
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4932:
4925:
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4915:
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4888:
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4878:
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4858:
4856:
4853:
4851:
4848:
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4827:
4825:
4821:
4817:
4813:
4809:
4805:
4801:
4797:
4792:
4790:
4786:
4781:
4777:
4773:
4771:
4767:
4763:
4759:
4755:
4750:
4748:
4744:
4739:
4734:
4724:
4722:
4718:
4717:
4711:
4710:
4709:Whisky Galore
4705:
4701:
4697:
4696:
4689:
4687:
4683:
4679:
4675:
4673:
4672:Flannan Isles
4669:
4662:
4661:
4655:
4650:
4641:
4639:
4626:
4622:
4619:
4615:
4611:
4606:
4604:
4600:
4596:
4591:
4586:(summer only)
4585:
4581:
4577:
4574:
4572:
4568:
4564:
4561:
4559:
4555:
4551:
4547:
4544:
4542:
4538:
4534:
4530:
4527:
4525:
4521:
4517:
4514:
4512:(winter only)
4511:
4507:
4503:
4500:
4498:
4494:
4490:
4487:
4486:
4485:
4483:
4476:
4472:
4468:
4464:
4463:
4457:
4453:
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4410:
4407:
4403:
4400:
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4389:
4386:
4382:
4379:
4375:
4374:
4370:
4367:
4364:
4358:
4352:
4346:
4340:
4334:
4328:
4324:
4321:
4317:
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4310:
4308:
4305:
4301:
4300:
4296:
4294:
4291:
4285:
4281:
4278:
4274:
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4269:
4267:
4265:
4262:
4258:
4257:
4253:
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4248:
4242:
4236:
4230:
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4208:
4205:
4201:
4200:
4196:
4194:
4191:
4185:
4179:
4173:
4167:
4161:
4155:
4151:
4148:
4144:
4143:
4139:
4136:
4133:
4127:
4121:
4115:
4109:
4103:
4097:
4093:
4090:
4086:
4085:
4081:
4078:
4075:
4069:
4063:
4057:
4051:
4047:
4044:
4040:
4039:
4035:
4033:
4027:
4024:
4022:
4019:
4015:
4014:
4010:
4007:
4004:
4001:
4000:
3997:
3994:
3992:
3988:
3986:
3980:
3978:
3972:
3970:
3963:
3961:
3957:
3952:
3950:
3946:
3942:
3938:
3934:
3930:
3926:
3922:
3919:, Linshader,
3918:
3914:
3910:
3905:
3903:
3899:
3895:
3891:
3887:
3883:
3878:
3876:
3872:
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3509:
3506:
3503:
3502:
3498:
3492:
3486:
3482:
3479:
3478:
3474:
3473:A' Chomhairle
3470:
3467:
3464:
3463:
3458:
3457:
3452:
3444:
3442:
3441:Isle of Wight
3438:
3434:
3430:
3426:
3421:
3419:
3414:
3412:
3407:
3406:
3400:
3395:
3394:
3387:
3385:
3381:
3377:
3373:
3368:
3363:
3361:
3360:a' Chomhairle
3354:
3349:
3345:
3343:
3342:
3335:
3331:
3326:
3324:
3320:
3316:
3312:
3308:
3301:
3296:
3291:
3281:
3278:
3273:
3270:
3266:
3263:
3258:
3253:
3249:
3247:
3243:
3239:
3231:
3227:
3218:
3215:
3209:
3203:
3198:
3194:
3190:
3189:North Sea oil
3186:
3182:
3173:
3169:
3165:
3164:
3159:in 1930, and
3158:
3154:
3149:
3145:
3141:
3137:
3133:
3128:
3125:
3119:
3116:
3112:
3106:
3104:
3099:
3097:
3093:
3089:
3085:
3079:
3073:
3069:
3065:
3061:
3056:
3054:
3050:
3046:
3042:
3038:
3034:
3027:
3022:
3013:
3011:
3007:
3003:
2997:
2992:
2990:
2986:
2981:
2975:
2974:
2968:
2964:
2961:In 1598 King
2959:
2957:
2953:
2949:
2944:
2939:
2937:
2933:
2929:
2925:
2921:
2917:
2913:
2909:
2902:
2898:
2894:
2890:
2886:
2877:
2875:
2871:
2867:
2862:
2860:
2856:
2852:
2850:
2844:
2840:
2836:
2834:
2827:
2824:
2819:
2815:
2811:
2807:
2803:
2799:
2795:
2791:
2787:
2780:
2775:
2769:Norse control
2766:
2764:
2760:
2755:
2751:
2747:
2742:
2739:
2733:
2723:
2721:
2716:
2715:
2710:
2706:
2702:
2697:
2696:
2690:
2686:
2682:
2678:
2674:
2669:
2663:
2662:
2656:
2652:
2645:
2640:
2631:
2629:
2625:
2624:Butt of Lewis
2621:
2617:
2613:
2609:
2599:
2597:
2593:
2589:
2585:
2581:
2578:sandstone at
2577:
2573:
2569:
2565:
2561:
2556:
2554:
2550:
2546:
2542:
2538:
2534:
2530:
2526:
2522:
2514:
2509:
2504:
2500:
2495:
2489:
2484:
2475:
2463:
2461:
2459:
2457:
2449:
2443:
2441:
2439:
2437:
2432:
2424:
2422:
2419:
2418:
2414:
2412:
2408:
2405:
2404:
2400:
2398:
2395:
2394:
2390:
2388:
2385:
2384:
2381:
2378:
2376:
2373:
2372:
2369:
2366:
2364:
2361:
2360:
2357:
2354:
2352:
2348:
2344:
2341:
2340:
2337:
2334:
2332:
2329:
2328:
2322:
2319:
2318:
2315:
2313:
2308:
2306:
2302:
2298:
2294:
2290:
2286:
2282:
2270:
2261:
2260:
2250:
2249:
2232:
2231:
2214:
2213:
2196:
2195:
2178:
2177:
2160:
2159:
2137:
2136:
2119:
2118:
2103:
2091:
2089:
2085:
2081:
2077:
2075:
2069:
2064:
2058:
2057:
2051:
2047:
2042:
2037:
2033:
2028:
2026:
2021:
2020:
2014:
2010:
2009:
2008:Castaway 2000
2004:
2000:
1996:
1991:
1988:
1983:
1978:
1974:
1970:
1969:Flannan Isles
1966:
1958:
1954:
1950:
1946:
1942:
1938:
1934:
1930:
1925:
1912:52% (14,248)
1911:
1906:
1901:
1899:
1896:
1895:
1892:
1889:
1886:
1884:
1882:
1881:Fraoch-Eilean
1877:
1874:
1873:
1872:Fraoch-Eilean
1868:
1867:
1864:
1859:
1854:
1852:
1850:
1845:
1842:
1841:
1836:
1835:
1832:
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286:Demographics
248:Council area
202:57.76; -7.02
104:Coat of arms
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10439:Dundee City
10266:Dundee City
10150:Torridonian
9895:Orkney vole
9675:Up Helly Aa
8703:Isle of Ewe
8572:DĂšn Ăistean
8526:Steinacleit
8516:Fir Bhreige
8480:Callanish X
8465:Callanish V
8445:Callanish I
8396:hebrides.ca
8328:Map sources
7378:17 February
7350:17 February
7198:"Stornoway"
6074:13 December
5808:18 February
5773:26 February
5594:16 February
5241:"Get-a-map"
5226:p. 188
5213:p. 216
4946:"Houses on
4668:lighthouses
4392:promontory
4371:big, great
3991:Highlanders
3947:(41%), and
3929:West Harris
3913:Newtonferry
3416:During the
3197:Arnish yard
3096:Nova Scotia
3092:Cape Breton
3049:1745 rising
3041:Earl of Mar
3016:British era
2934:, based on
2849:NorĂ°r-eyjar
2843:Isle of Man
2818:Isle of Man
2655:prehistoric
2592:Torridonian
2568:anorthosite
2549:mica schist
2525:Precambrian
2320:Settlement
2094:Settlements
2001:hosted the
1965:Barra Isles
1929:Barra Isles
1817:Griomasaigh
1760:Bhatarsaigh
1704:BeĂ rnaraigh
1676:Griomasaigh
1606:62% (761)
1548:61% (887)
1453:56% (873)
1439:53% (942)
1339:2011 Gaelic
1336:Population
1110:Lews Castle
1074:hebridensis
1019:hen harrier
728:Magh Domhna
720:Magh Domhna
493:metamorphic
442:Long Island
200: /
175:Coordinates
43:Long Island
18:Eilean Siar
10642:Categories
10579:population
10494:Midlothian
10489:Inverclyde
10321:Midlothian
10316:Inverclyde
10069:Eday Group
10007:Soay sheep
9616:Sullom Voe
9370:Literature
9351:Clearances
9140:Skara Brae
9100:Prehistory
9069:Sea Stacks
8894:South Uist
8884:North Uist
8262:. Lomond.
7835:New Yorker
6994:Innse Gall
6979:Innse Gall
6126:The oldes
6060:"Overview"
5992:8 February
5949:17 January
5798:"Overview"
5344:31 January
5318:17 January
5013:References
4830:South Uist
4816:Lionacleit
4716:Politician
4712:after the
4684:bound for
4678:Annie Jane
4644:Shipwrecks
4558:North Uist
4524:South Uist
4510:South Uist
4480:Scheduled
4471:North Uist
4439:Ărfirirsey
3985:Innse Gall
3949:Balivanich
3933:Ardveenish
3900:(56%) and
3894:North Uist
3882:South Uist
3875:South Uist
3785:Oitir Mhòr
3629:Innse Gall
3208:Innse Gall
3181:blackhouse
3078:Fuaigh Mòr
3006:Cromwell's
2973:Bearasaigh
2920:MacDonalds
2880:Scots rule
2845:; and the
2833:SuĂ°r-eyjar
2744:The later
2701:South Uist
2673:North Uist
2634:Prehistory
2628:Barra Head
2564:Roineabhal
2513:Barra Head
2505:cliffs of
2375:Balivanich
2323:Population
2293:Balivanich
2176:Balivanich
2063:Sula Sgeir
2056:Sula Sgeir
2050:North Rona
2025:Royal Navy
1788:Baile Sear
1732:Ăirisgeigh
1525:North Uist
1496:South Uist
1473:Na Hearadh
1263:Oitir Mhòr
1101:Population
1059:razorbills
976:South Uist
915:South Uist
908:North Uist
877:Beinn Mhòr
845:North Uist
837:Eilean Mòr
797:South Uist
789:North Uist
771:South Uist
542:Mackenzies
538:MacDonalds
497:Barra Head
484:, and the
292:Population
9562:Stromness
9557:Stornoway
9433:Etymology
9412:(Boswell)
9404:(Johnson)
9312:Finlaggan
9243:DĂĄl Riata
8953:Geography
8839:Benbecula
8829:Baleshare
8577:Dun Vulan
8547:Allasdale
8046:26 August
7756:"History"
7495:"Welcome"
7110:Broadford
6936:6 January
6296:Tursachan
6266:' (4169)"
6263:tursachan
6018:30 August
5523:1 January
5380:30 August
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4820:Castlebay
4789:Pipe Band
4723:in 1941.
4706:'s novel
4693:HMS
4682:Liverpool
4654:Admiralty
4614:Benbecula
4610:Stornoway
4580:Castlebay
4567:Stornoway
4554:Lochmaddy
4493:Castlebay
4467:Lochmaddy
4447:Transport
4385:rubhannan
3935:, Soval,
3917:Daliburgh
3902:Benbecula
3871:Benbecula
3867:Stornoway
3367:Comhairle
3353:Comhairle
3230:Stornoway
3214:Comhairle
3163:Ceann Iar
3155:in 1912,
2897:Castlebay
2689:monoliths
2580:Broad Bay
2545:quartzite
2425:< 500
2421:Castlebay
2415:< 500
2411:Daliburgh
2401:< 500
2397:Lochmaddy
2391:< 500
2343:Newmarket
2331:Stornoway
2301:Daliburgh
2289:Lochmaddy
2248:Castlebay
2212:Lochmaddy
2135:Newmarket
2117:Stornoway
1937:Castlebay
1781:Baleshare
1619:Sgalpaigh
1554:Benbecula
1397:Speakers
1341:speakers
1281:Baleshare
1250:Stornoway
1114:Stornoway
1066:bumblebee
1015:corncrake
991:hedgehogs
949:Benbecula
898:, all of
873:The Uists
793:Benbecula
753:Geography
741:Fomorians
679:Havbredey
674:Old Norse
652:might be
569:Etymology
519:SuĂ°reyjar
448:), is an
438:Long Isle
312:Stornoway
10653:Hebrides
10608:Scotland
10554:Stirling
10484:Highland
10401:Councils
10381:Stirling
10366:Shetland
10311:Highland
10220:Scotland
10088:Hebrides
10044:Shetland
9873:Wildlife
9809:Politics
9680:Vagaland
9655:Aly Bain
9648:Shetland
9571:Agencies
9552:Rothesay
9542:Kirkwall
9503:St Kilda
9476:Specific
9460:Hebrides
9396:(Martin)
9335:Udal law
9174:Jarlshof
9125:Maeshowe
9033:St Kilda
9001:Hebrides
8972:Shetland
8899:Vatersay
8854:Flodaigh
8844:Berneray
8648:Colonsay
8622:Hebrides
8531:St Kilda
8501:Carinish
8349:Archived
8093:Archived
8077:Archived
8061:Archived
7813:Archived
7716:Archived
7648:16 April
7611:16 April
7480:20 April
7322:31 March
7125:Archived
7015:Archived
6985:Archived
6954:Archived
6313:21 April
6170:McKirdy
6097:McKirdy
6044:31 March
5826:Archived
5732:Archived
5558:Archived
5403:Archived
5196:Archived
5137:and the
4924:Hebrides
4885:LjĂłtĂłlfr
4844:See also
4714:SS
4563:Ullapool
4465:leaving
4462:Hebrides
4430:Orasaigh
4406:sgeirean
4290:eileanan
4025:-ay/-ey
3858:GĂ idhlig
3439:and the
3437:Anglesey
3429:Shetland
3376:Shetland
3238:crofting
3153:Mingulay
3144:Vatersay
3134:and the
3026:Mingulay
2980:Loch Ròg
2963:James VI
2943:James IV
2916:MacLeods
2859:Somerled
2855:Shetland
2841:and the
2839:Hebrides
2746:Iron Age
2738:Iron Age
2720:Iron Age
2608:latitude
2576:Triassic
2501:" â the
2363:Sandwick
2351:Marybank
2157:Sandwick
2046:St Kilda
2032:skerries
1999:Taransay
1982:Loch Ròg
1957:Berneray
1953:Mingulay
1941:Vatersay
1849:Flodaigh
1840:Flodaigh
1811:(south)
1753:Vatersay
1697:Berneray
1670:(north)
1590:Barraigh
1419:Barabhas
1346:English
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1315:linking
1295:Flodaigh
1285:Berneray
1269:Grimsays
1055:Mingulay
1035:St Kilda
960:Bà gh Mòr
926:St Kilda
821:Loch Ròg
644:Massilia
601:Agricola
555:crofting
546:MacNeils
534:MacLeods
470:Hebrides
454:Scotland
375:-rid-eez
269:Scotland
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211:ISO Code
167:NB426340
112:Location
89:Flag of
10620:Islands
10594:Portals
10583:density
10469:Falkirk
10296:Falkirk
10034:Geology
9982:Sheltie
9977:Scottie
9638:Culture
9547:Lerwick
9525:Economy
9443:General
9388:(Monro)
9251:Columba
9232:History
8889:Scalpay
8849:Eriskay
8769:Easdale
8748:Scalpay
8733:Oronsay
8718:Lismore
8713:Kerrera
8688:Gometra
8373:Reefnet
8303:(1994)
8237:(1966)
8226:8 March
8142:9 March
8118:9 March
7995:(2000)
7853:Sources
7642:Canmore
7567:6 April
7112:, Skye.
7088:15 July
6277:8 March
6271:Canmore
5702:27 July
5434:11 June
4785:feisean
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4727:Culture
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4660:Iolaire
4599:Mallaig
4537:Tarbert
4516:Mallaig
4411:skerry
4297:island
4235:ghlaise
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