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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 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. Cleitreabhal Chambered Cairn/Wheelhouse
      Cleitreabhal Chambered Cairn/Wheelhouse

      Address

      Tigharry, Isle Of North Uist, Outer Hebrides, HS6 5DE

      Isle Of North Uist

      At this site, situated on the southern slope of the hill, lie the remains of a Neolithic chambered cairn, much of which has been re-modelled as a wheelhouse in the Iron Age.

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    2. Callanish 3 - Cnoc Fhillibhir Bheag by David Martin
      Calanais III (Cnoc Fhillibhir Bheag)

      Address

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

      Isle Of Lewis

      An outer ring now with 8 standing stones and 5 fallen ones, with an inner group of 4 distinctive stones.

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    3. Reconstructed iron-age house at Bosta by Andt Campbell
      Bosta (Bostadh) Iron Age House

      Address

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

      Telephone

      01851 612314

      berneamuseum1@gmail.com

      Isle Of Lewis

      An Iron Age house which was reconstructed in 1999 following a storm in 1993 which revealed stonework. Further excavation of the area showed a series of well preserved houses dating back to the 6th and 7th Centuries.

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    4. Cros at Cille Pheadair by Anne Burgess
      Kilpheder (Cille Pheadair) Cross

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      Balemartin, Isle Of North Uist, Outer Hebrides, HS6 5DQ

      Isle Of North Uist

      Kilpheder Cross

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    5. 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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    6. Hut of the Shadows

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

      Isle Of North Uist

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

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    7. Eilean Dhomhnaill, Loch Olabhat

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      Griminish, Isle Of North Uist, Outer Hebrides, HS6 5BX

      Isle Of North Uist

      Eilean Domhnuill (NF 7470 7530) is an artificial islet in the loch that was occupied during the Neolithic period.

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    8. Stac Dhomhnuill Chaim

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      Mangersta, Isle Of Lewis, Outer Hebrides, HS2 9EY

      Isle Of Lewis

      Stac Dhomhnuill Chaim is situated near the village of Mangersta in Uig.

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    9. 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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    10. 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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    11. 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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    12. Teampull Chaluim Chille

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

      contact@teampull.info

      Isle Of Benbecula

      Ruins of Teampull Chaluim Chille to the east of Balivanich.

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    13. 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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    14. 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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    15. Dun Mhulan

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

      Isle Of South Uist

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

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    16. Calanais at sunset. Image: Michael Dutson Landscape
      Aerial view of the stones: Image by @above_scotland_
      Calanais Stones in the snow. Image: James Smith
      Calanais at sunset. Image: Michael Dutson Landscape
      Aerial view of the stones: Image by @above_scotland_
      Calanais Stones in the snow. Image: James Smith
      Calanais Standing Stones

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

      Isle Of Lewis

      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.

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    17. An Suileachan

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

      Telephone

      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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    18. 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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