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Find Space to Wonder in Scotland’s Wild Atlantic Islands

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  1. Viewpoint from Reuval, Benbecula
    Bonnie Prince Charlie Trail
    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. Kisimul Castle
    Kisimul Castle
    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
    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 April 202631st October 2026
    2. 1st November 202631st December 2026
  4. Aerial photo of the Taigh Chearsabhagh building, looking towards Lochmaddy Pier and Lee.
    Taigh Chearsabhagh Museum and Arts Centre
    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 202631st December 2026
  5. Hebrides People Visitor Centre building
    Hebrides People Visitor Centre
    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 202631st December 2026
  6. Clan Mackenzie Monument at Seaforth Head
    Kinloch Historical Society
    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 202631st December 2026
  7. Uig Heritage Centre displays
    Uig Heritage Centre
    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. Museum & Tasglann nan Eilean, Stornoway
    Head to Lews Castle in Stornoway and visit this museum to discover how the islands have been shaped by a unique combination of land, sea and people, and how island culture is expressed through Gaelic. Browse a collection of unique objects alongside significant loans from National Museums Scotland and the British Museum, including the world-famous Lewis Chessmen.
    1. 1st January 202631st December 2026
  9. Dun Carloway Broch - Rachel Keenan
    Dun Carloway Broch (Dùn Chàrlabhaigh) and Visitor Centre
    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 April 202630th September 2026
    2. 1st January 202631st December 2026
  10. Calanais 1 sunset from above Credit Lewis Drones
    Calanais Visitor Centre - Opens Spring 2026
    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
      St Kilda
      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. Allathasdal

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      Borve, Isle Of Barra, Outer Hebrides, HS9 5XR

      Isle Of Barra

      This site was investigated by Channel 4's Time Team in May 2007. Amongst other remains, a well-preserved Iron Age wheelhouse was uncovered, and nearby, a group of earlier roundhouses of Bronze Age date.

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    2. Cnoc Ceann a' Ghàrraidh (Calanais II) by Anne Burgess
      Calanais II (Cnoc Ceann a' Ghàrraidh)

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

      Isle Of Lewis

      Remains of an oval stone ring with 5 standing stones and at least two fallen ones dating back to the Neolithic or early Bronze Age periods and dug out of the peat in 1858.

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    3. Lady Matheson Monument Stornoway
      Lady Matheson Monument

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      Castle Grounds, Stornoway, Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides, HS2 0XR

      Isle of Lewis

      The Lady Matheson Monument was erected by Lady Matheson in memory of her husband, Sir James Matheson who built The Lews Castle in 1863.

       

       

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    4. Clach Steineagaidh

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      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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    5. Dunasbroc
      Dunasbroc

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

      Isle Of Lewis

      This is a small, steep-sided, conical stack situated close to shore near Aird Dell. It is c 20m tall with a flat summit platform measuring only c 6 by 15m and can be seen from the adjacent coast.

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    6. Brevig Standing Stone
      Brevig Standing Stone

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      Brevig, Isle of Barra, Outer Hebrides, HS9 5UN

      Isle of Barra

      This is the only standing stone of any size still erect on Barra.

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    7. Inside the ruins of Eaglais na h-Aoidhe
      Eaglais na h-Aoidhe - St Columba's Church

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      Point, Isle Of Lewis, Outer Hebrides, HS2 0PD

      Isle Of Lewis

      Eaglais na h-Aoidhe (Church of the Eye, or isthmus) was the principal church of medieval Lewis, probably built in the later 14th century by the new Macleod dynasty as their religious centre on the Island.

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    8. Dun an Sticer Caauseway by Stephen Darlington
      Dun an Sticer

      Address

      Newton, Isle Of North Uist, Outer Hebrides, HS6 5AZ

      Isle Of North Uist

      The remains of a stronghold occupy the whole of a tiny islet in the middle of the tidal loch of Sticir. It is connected by a stone-built causeway to a slightly larger islet which in turn is connected to the shore by two stone causewaays.

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    9. The Listening Place, South Lochboisdale by Catherine Morgan
      Listening Place Sculpture

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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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    10. Annie Jane Monument
      Annie Jane Monument

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      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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    11. Seol an Iolaire installation, Stornoway
      Sheòl an Iolaire

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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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    12. 'Reflections' with Baleshare Island in the background by Carol Walker
      Reflections Sculpture

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      Baleshare, Isle Of North Uist, Outer Hebrides, HS6 5HG

      Isle Of North Uist

      Reflections is part of the Uist Sculpture Trail.

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    13. An Suileachan

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      Reef, Isle Of Lewis, Outer Hebrides, HS2 9HX

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      01851 672479

      Isle Of Lewis

      Public Art structure by artists Marian Leven and Will Maclean that reflects local, historical events which started in the late 19th century and which are on-going into the 21st century.

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    14. Ormiclate Castle

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      Ormiclate, Isle Of South Uist, Outer Hebrides, HS8 5SB

      Isle Of South Uist

      On the west side, in the village of Ormiclate is Ormiclate Castle which stands in ruins today after being burnt to the ground.

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    15. Carabhat Barp

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

      Isle Of North Uist

      250 metres from the main road (which itself dissects the remains of a stone circle at NF 833602), on top of a small hillock, lie the remains of a once spectacular long cairn with a horned facade at its eastern end

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    16. Giant Macaskill Monument

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      Berneray, Isle Of North Uist, Outer Hebrides, HS6 5BJ

      Isle Of North Uist

      Giant Mackaskill Monument is located ti the South of Berneray.

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    17. Beehive Sheilings
      Beehive Sheilings

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      Amhuinnsuidh, Isle Of Harris, Outer Hebrides, HS3 3AR

      Isle Of Harris

      Well preserved Beehive sheilings

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    18. Barpa Langais

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

      Isle Of North Uist

      Barpa Langais is a neolithic chambered cairn or tomb.

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