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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. Address

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

      Uig, Isle Of Lewis


      Photograph © David Wilson

      In the book The Chessmen, Fin has given up his job as a Detective and has got a job as a gamekeeper. He comes across is old friend, Whistler, who the landlord has a grudge against, and so Fin finds himself in conflict with Whistler. Whistler leads Fin a merry dance over the hills and moors of UIg, in a storm, but ends…

      Add Peter May Trilogy - Beehive Dwellings and Disappearing Loch to your Itinerary

    2. Address

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

      Isle Of South Uist

      An Carra Standing Stone is one of the tallest standing stone in the Southern Isles at 17ft high.

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    3. Address

      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.

      Add Allathasdal to your Itinerary

    4. Lews Castle Stoprnoway

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

      Isle of Lewis

      Built in 1847, by Sir James Matheson, following his purchase of the Isle of Lewis.

      Add Lews Castle to your Itinerary

    5. Inside the ruins of Eaglais na h-Aoidhe

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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.

      Add Eaglais na h-Aoidhe - St Columba's Church to your Itinerary

    6. Address

      Torlum, Isle Of Benbecula, Outer Hebrides, HS7 5PP

      Isle Of Benbecula

      Borve Castle stood three storeys high. Now in ruins you can still see the five foot deep walls.

      Add Borve Castle to your Itinerary

    7. Address

      Vatersay, Outer Hebrides, HS9 5YW

      Vatersay

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

      Add Annie Jane Monument to your Itinerary

    8. Address

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

      Isle Of Benbecula

      Ruins of Teampull Chaluim Chille to the east of Balivanich.

      Add Teampull Chaluim Chille to your Itinerary

    9. Address

      Grimsay, Isle Of North Uist, Outer Hebrides, HS6 5HY

      Isle Of North Uist

      Remains of a wheelhouse dating back to the iron age can be seen in Grimsay.

      Add Grimsay Wheelhouse to your Itinerary

    10. Address

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

      Isle Of North Uist

      Giant Mackaskill Monument is located ti the South of Berneray.

      Add Giant Macaskill Monument to your Itinerary

    11. Bonnie Prince Charlie Monument - Arivruach - Rachel Keenan

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      Arivruaich, Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides, HS2 9LE

      Isle of Lewis

      The Bonnie Prince Charlie monument is in the village of Arivruach, Lochs to mark where he landed following the Battle of Culloden.

      Add Bonnie Prince Charlie Monument to your Itinerary

    12. 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.

      Add Cleitreabhal Chambered Cairn/Wheelhouse to your Itinerary

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      Port Of Ness, Isle Of Lewis, Outer Hebrides, HS2 0XA

      Isle Of Lewis

      Dùn Èistean is traditionally known as the stronghold of the Clan Morrison. Archaeological excavation and survey work has found evidence for a defended medieval settlement on the island, with dwellings, storage buildings, a defensive wall and a tow.

      Add Dùn Èisdean to your Itinerary

    14. Address

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

      Isle Of South Uist

      South Uist War Memorial

      Add South Uist War Memorial to your Itinerary

    15. Address

      Borve, Isle Of Harris, Outer Hebrides, HS3 3HT

      Isle Of Harris

      Remains of an Iron Age broch at NG032 940 near the village of Borve.

      Add Iron Age Broch (Dun Bhurigh) to your Itinerary

    16. Address

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

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      01851 612314

      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.

      Add Bosta (Bostadh) Iron Age House to your Itinerary

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      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.

      Add Teampull Na Trionaid to your Itinerary

    18. Dun Carloway Broch - Rachel Keenan
      Dun Carloway Broch - Rachel Keenan

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      Carloway, Isle Of Lewis, Outer Hebrides, HS2 9AA

      Isle Of Lewis

      This is the best preserved and most visited broch in the Outer Hebrides. It occupies a low hilltop with commanding views across the seaways to the south and west.

      Add Dun Carloway Broch (Dùn Chàrlabhaigh) and Visitor Centre to your Itinerary

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