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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 November 202531st December 2025
    2. 1st April 202631st October 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 202531st December 2025
  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 202531st December 2025
  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 202531st December 2025
  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. 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 January 202531st December 2025
    2. 1st April 202630th September 2026
  9. Calanais Standing Stones
    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. Caisteal Bheagram by Anne Burgess
      Caistel Bheagram

      Address

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

      Isle Of South Uist

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

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    2. 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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    3. Stations of the Cross

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

      Isle Of South Uist

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

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    4. Morsgail
      Peter May's Lewis Thrillers - Beehive Dwellings and Disappearing Loch

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      Morsgail, Uig, Isle Of Lewis, Outer Hebrides, HS2 9JH

      Uig, Isle Of Lewis

      In "The Chessmen", Fin and Whistler come across a disappearing loch which burst its banks and drained overnight revealing a small plane at the bottom of what would have been the loch.

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    5. Clach Ghlas

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

      Isle Of Lewis

      Clach Ghlas (NF 5281 3340) is an enigmatic triangular standing stone 1.7 metres high, standing in the centre of a mound 2 metres high and 30 metres long and partly surrounded by a ditch.

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    6. Coir Fhinn Chambered Cairn

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

      Isle Of Harris

      Remains of chambered cairn

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    7. Howmore (Tobha Mhor) Ancient Chapels
      Howmore (Tobha Mhor) Ancient Chapels

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      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.

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    8. Iolaire monument
      Iolaire 2019 monument
      Iolaire monument
      Iolaire 2019 monument
      Iolaire Monument

      Address

      Sandwick, Isle Of Lewis, Outer Hebrides, HS2 0AE

      Isle Of Lewis

      The Iolaire Monument is a memorial to those who perished on the HMY Iolaire which sunk on approach Stornoway in 1919.

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    9. The Iron age Wheelhouse at Kilpheder, South Uist by Frances Watts
      Kilpheder (Cille Pheadair) Wheelhouse

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      Kilpheder, Isle Of South Uist, Outer Hebrides, HS8 5TB

      Isle Of South Uist

      A well-preserved aisled wheelhouse was excavated in 1952 in the machair at Kilpheder (Cille Pheadair).

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    10. Cladh Maolrithe, Berneray
      Cladh Maolrithe

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

      Isle Of North Uist

      At Beinn a'Chlaidh - Hill of the Graveyard - there is a standing stone.

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    11. Calanais IV (Ceann Thulabhaig)

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      Garynahine, Uig, Isle Of Lewis, Outer Hebrides, HS2 9DS

      Isle Of Lewis

      An oval ring now with 5 standing stones, and the remains of a low cairn inside.

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    12. Dùn Othail

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

      Isle Of Lewis

      This striking pinnacle of rock can only be accessed with great care from the south, via a series of small plateau's and eventually a narrow ledge, which runs into a defended entrance. The terraces beyond this have at least five structures upon them.

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    13. 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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    14. Sanctuary Sculpture - photograph by Barbara Carr
      Sanctuary Sculpture

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      Locheport, Isle Of North Uist, Outer Hebrides, HS6 5HD

      Isle Of North Uist

      The Scantuary sculpture forms part of the Uist Sculpture Trail.

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    15. 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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    16. 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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    17. 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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    18. 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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