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Find Space to Wonder in Scotland’s Wild Atlantic Islands

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  1. Viewpoint from Reuval, Benbecula
    Retrace the steps of Bonnie Prince Charlie on this fascinating trail as he travelled through the Outer Hebrides, from his arrival in Eriskay in 1745 to his escape ‘over the sea to Skye’ (and thereafter to Uist) with Flora MacDonald in 1746.
  2. Hop on a boat across the bay to the ‘Castle in the Sea’ and explore the seat of the chief of Clan MacNeil. The only significant surviving medieval castle in the Outer Hebrides.
  3. Kildonan Museum
    Step back in time and gain an intriguing insight into the history of South Uist. With over 10,000 items related to the island’s social, domestic and cultural history to discover, you’ll learn all about its fascinating past.
    1. 1st November 202431st December 2024
    2. 1st April 202531st October 2025
  4. Aerial photo of the Taigh Chearsabhagh building, looking towards Lochmaddy Pier and Lee.
    Creative minds will enjoy a visit to this arts and heritage centre where you’ll find regular world-class contemporary art exhibitions, an award-winning museum, poetry and literary events, traditional music and even small festivals.
    1. 1st January 202431st December 2024
  5. Hebrides People Visitor Centre building
    Browse permanent and visiting exhibitions exploring the social and natural history of the Outer Hebrides and our island communities. Here you’ll also find “Co Leis Thu?” the fascinating genealogy research centre for the islands, home to over 30,000 family records.
    1. 1st January 202431st December 2024
  6. Clan Mackenzie Monument at Seaforth Head
    Visit the Kinloch Historical Society and enjoy touring an exhibition covering the social, military and clan history of Kinloch. History fans will especially enjoy the chance to delve into the impressive archive of genealogy material.
    1. 1st January 202431st December 2024
  7. Uig Heritage Centre displays
    Visit the local historical society in Uig to view museum displays, artefacts, maps and even a re-created blackhouse kitchen. Be sure to look through the photographs and stories that offer a unique insight into Gaelic culture and kinship.
  8. Dun Carloway Broch - Rachel Keenan
    Visit one of the best-preserved Iron Age brochs in Scotland. Standing at nearly nine meters tall, and built in around 200 BC, it offers spectacular panoramic views of the surrounding Lewis landscape. Found only in Scotland, this broch has had various uses over the centuries, including a pottery kiln, a shelter and a home as late as the 1870s.
    1. 1st January 202431st December 2024
    2. 1st April 202530th September 2025
  9. Artists impression of the new centre
    Discover the spellbinding 5,000 year-old Calanais Standing Stones in the west coast of Lewis and enjoy learning about how they were built and used, and what they’ve meant to people throughout the centuries at the excellent Visitor Centre.
    1. St Kilda cottage with light on
      An isolated archipelago of volcanic islands located 50 miles into the Atlantic. Populated for over 4,000 years in extreme conditions, the islanders chose to leave in 1930. Visit the abandoned village and listen to stories and folklore about the unique life on St Kilda. It’s a dual UNESCO World Heritage Site, a National Nature reserve, and seabird sanctuary without parallel in Europe that is home to nearly one million seabirds.
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    1. Aerial photo of the Taigh Chearsabhagh building, looking towards Lochmaddy Pier and Lee.
      Photo of a museum exhibition with a mannequin's head in a feathered headdress, and photos in the background.
      Close up photo of someone working in the print workshop with books and art work materials.
      Photo of the Taigh Chearsbhagh cafe tables taken from above.
      Photo of Taigh Chearsabhagh taken on a dark moonlit evening, showing the tide line lighting installation round the building.
      Photo of an art exhibition in the Gallery, with a large drawing and artwork on a wall and table.
      Photo of a museum exhibition with a dressed mannequin and photos and artefacts in the background.
      Photo of bagpipes placed on a chair, with the Taigh Chearsabhagh logo in blue lighting behind.
      Image of a page of Gaelic text in a book, in green colouring, with the Duilleag Reading Group title above.
      Photo of the Taigh Chearsabhagh building taken from a boat on the sea below.
      Aerial photo of the Taigh Chearsabhagh building, looking towards Lochmaddy Pier and Lee.
      Photo of a museum exhibition with a mannequin's head in a feathered headdress, and photos in the background.
      Close up photo of someone working in the print workshop with books and art work materials.
      Photo of the Taigh Chearsbhagh cafe tables taken from above.
      Photo of Taigh Chearsabhagh taken on a dark moonlit evening, showing the tide line lighting installation round the building.
      Photo of an art exhibition in the Gallery, with a large drawing and artwork on a wall and table.
      Photo of a museum exhibition with a dressed mannequin and photos and artefacts in the background.
      Photo of bagpipes placed on a chair, with the Taigh Chearsabhagh logo in blue lighting behind.
      Image of a page of Gaelic text in a book, in green colouring, with the Duilleag Reading Group title above.
      Photo of the Taigh Chearsabhagh building taken from a boat on the sea below.

      Address

      Lochmaddy, Isle of North Uist, Outer Hebrides, HS6 5AA

      Telephone

      01870 603970

      Isle of North Uist

      Awards

      • Other Awards Outer Hebrides Tourism Member 2020Outer Hebrides Tourism Member

      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.

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      • Gaelic Speaking

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      • Children Welcome
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    2. Artists impression of the new centre
      Facilities at Calanais Visitor Centre from November 2024
      Artists impression of the new centre
      Facilities at Calanais Visitor Centre from November 2024

      Address

      Callanish, Callanish, Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides, HS2 9DY

      Isle of Lewis

      Awards

      • Other Awards Outer Hebrides Tourism Member 2020Outer Hebrides Tourism Member

      While the Calanais Visitor Centre is undergoing transformation into a much-improved facility, there will be no facilities on site. We apologise for any inconvenience during the construction period.

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    3. Clan Mackenzie Monument at Seaforth Head
      Kinloch Historical Society signage
      Kinloch Historical Society museum
      Kinloch Historical Society bagpipe display
      Loch Erisort in Winter
      Clan Mackenzie Monument at Seaforth Head
      Kinloch Historical Society signage
      Kinloch Historical Society museum
      Kinloch Historical Society bagpipe display
      Loch Erisort in Winter

      Address

      Community Hub, Balallan, Kinloch, Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides, HS2 9PN

      Telephone

      01851 830778

      Kinloch, Isle of Lewis

      Awards

      • Other Awards Outer Hebrides Tourism Member 2020Outer Hebrides Tourism Member

      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 area’s links to Clan Mackenzie.

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    4. The Harris Tweed® Story Room stages to make yarn
      The Harris Tweed® Story Room woven basket with hats
      The Harris Tweed® Story Room loom with yellow and black cloth
      The Harris Tweed® Story Room
      The Harris Tweed® Story Room audience listening to talk
      The Harris Tweed® Story Room displays
      The Harris Tweed® Story Room audience intently listening
      The Harris Tweed® Story Room stages to make yarn
      The Harris Tweed® Story Room woven basket with hats
      The Harris Tweed® Story Room loom with yellow and black cloth
      The Harris Tweed® Story Room
      The Harris Tweed® Story Room audience listening to talk
      The Harris Tweed® Story Room displays
      The Harris Tweed® Story Room audience intently listening

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      Address

      Town Hall, 2 Cromwell Street, Stornoway, Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides, HS1 2DB

      Telephone

      01851 702269

      Stornoway, Isle of Lewis

      Awards

      • Other Awards Outer Hebrides Tourism Member 2020Outer Hebrides Tourism Member

      Sgeulachd a’ Chlò Mhòir is an introduction to the unique world of HARRIS TWEED, the people, the provenance and the sense of place that makes it so special. There are weaving demos twice weekly and private tours bookable for up to 12 people.

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    5. Address

      Kildonan, Isle Of South Uist, Outer Hebrides, HS8 5RZ

      Isle Of South Uist

      The famous Flora MacDonald’s Birthplace is in the village of Milton, on the west side of South Uist.

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    6. Address

      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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    7. Address

      Sollas, Isle Of North Uist, Outer Hebrides, HS6 5BS

      Isle Of North Uist

      The Udal is thought to have been occupied from the Neolithic Age right up to the early 20th Century and is one of the most important archaeological sites in the UK.

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    8. Address

      Carinish, Isle Of North Uist, Outer Hebrides, HS6 5EJ

      Isle Of North Uist

      Ruins of a Medival early church, Teampull Na Trionaid, can be found in the village of Cairinish.

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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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    10. Address

      Griminish, Isle Of Benbecula, Outer Hebrides, HS7 5QA

      Isle Of Benbecula

      Benbecula War Memorial

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    11. Stac a' Chaisteal

      Address

      Garenin, Isle Of Lewis, Outer Hebrides, HS2 9AL

      Isle Of Lewis

      Stac a' Chaisteal is is a dramatic, pinnacle shaped stack, surmounted by a plateau complete with what has clearly been a substantial building, joined to the adjacent cliffs by a knife edge of rock. The stack is too dangerous to access.

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    12. Address

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

      Isle Of South Uist

      South Uist War Memorial

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    13. Address

      Vatersay, Outer Hebrides, HS9 5YW

      Vatersay

      A monument in memory of those lost in the Annie Jane maritime disaster in 1853.

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    14. Calanais Standing Stones rainbow
      Calanais Standing Stones snow
      Calanais Standing Stones night
      Calanais Standing Stones day
      Calanais Standing Stones sunset
      Calanais Standing Stones rainbow
      Calanais Standing Stones snow
      Calanais Standing Stones night
      Calanais Standing Stones day
      Calanais Standing Stones sunset

      Address

      Callanish, Isle Of Lewis, Outer Hebrides, HS2 9DY

      Telephone

      01851 621422

      Isle Of Lewis

      Awards

      • Other Awards Outer Hebrides Tourism Member 2020Outer Hebrides Tourism Member

      The standing stones of Calanais are the most famous archaeological monument in the Outer Hebrides. It is a remarkable complex comprising a circle of 13 stones, with a central monolith, and a small chambered tomb which was later wedged between it and

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    15. Address

      Howmore, Isle Of South Uist, Outer Hebrides, HS8 5SH

      Isle Of South Uist

      Tobha Mòr has been an important ecclesiastical centre since early medieval times.

      Add Howmore (Tobha Mhor) Ancient Chapels to your Itinerary

    16. Address

      Eoligarry, Isle Of Barra, Outer Hebrides, HS9 5YD

      Isle Of Barra

      The chapel at Cille Bharra was perhaps founded as early as the 7th century AD, being named after St Barr (or Finnbar) who was ordained c AD 600.

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    17. Address

      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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    18. Address

      Scarista, Isle Of Harris, Outer Hebrides, HS3 3HX

      Isle Of Harris

      This standing stone appears now as a single monolith overlooking one of the most beautiful stretches of shore in the Hebrides, looking towards the island of Taransay. But when it was first erected, it was part of a complex that included a large stone

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