The Outer Hebrides (/ˈhɛbrɪdiːz/ HEB-rid-eez) or Western Isles (Scottish Gaelic: na h-Eileanan Siar [nə ˈhelanən ˈʃiəɾ] , na h-Eileanan an Iar [nə ˈhelanən...
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more mountainous part of Lewis and Harris, the largest island in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. Although not an island itself, Harris is often referred to...
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main groups, based on their proximity to the mainland: the Inner and Outer Hebrides. These islands have a long history of occupation (dating back to the...
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Hebrides and the Outer Hebrides are separated from the Inner Hebrides by The Minch to the north and the Sea of the Hebrides to the south. The Outer Hebrides...
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The Outer Hebrides are a unique religious area in contemporary Scotland. The northern island (Lewis and Harris) is dominated by Calvinist 'free churches'...
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Isle of Lewis (redirect from Lewis, Outer Hebrides)
part of Lewis and Harris, the largest island of the Western Isles or Outer Hebrides archipelago in Scotland. The two parts are frequently referred to as...
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Harris" to distinguish it from Scalpay off Skye) is an island in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. Mac an Tàilleir (2003) suggests the name derives from "ship...
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the Isle of Man but also contained the Outer Hebrides, the Inner Hebrides forming the Kingdom of the Hebrides. Known as Suðreyar or southern islands in...
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east of the Outer Hebrides. Together these two island chains form the Hebrides, which experience a mild oceanic climate. The Inner Hebrides comprise 35...
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Inverness-shire (section Outer Hebrides)
only goes by the name Inverness). Covering much of the Highlands and Outer Hebrides, it is Scotland's largest county, though one of the smallest in population...
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Scottish Gaelic: Sgìre nan Loch Loch Erisort Lochs Location within the Outer Hebrides Area 179.06 sq mi (463.8 km2) Population 1,810 (2011) • Density 10/sq mi...
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Kingdom of the Isles (redirect from King of the Hebrides)
Raasay and their outliers. The Outer Hebrides, aka the "Long Island" to the west, separated from the northern Inner Hebrides by the waters of the Minch....
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Harris tweed (category Harris, Outer Hebrides)
homes in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland, finished in the Outer Hebrides, and made from pure virgin wool dyed and spun in the Outer Hebrides. This definition...
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Easaigh) is a currently unpopulated and privately owned island in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. The island lies in the Sound of Harris, between the islands...
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Stornoway (redirect from Stornoway, Outer Hebrides)
Scots: Stornowa) is the main town, and by far the largest town, of the Outer Hebrides, or Western Isles, and the capital of Lewis and Harris in Scotland....
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collectively as the Hebrides; the Inner Hebrides are separated from the Outer Hebrides by The Minch to the north and the Sea of the Hebrides to the south. The...
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Lewis and Harris (category Islands of the Outer Hebrides)
an Harris), or Lewis with Harris, is a single Scottish island in the Outer Hebrides, divided by mountains. It is the largest island in Scotland and the...
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Oronsay (Gaelic Orasaigh) is a tidal island off North Uist in the Outer Hebrides. Lying to the north of Vallaquie Strand, the island has been uninhabited...
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four main groups: Shetland, Orkney, and the Hebrides, sub-divided into the Inner Hebrides and Outer Hebrides. There are also clusters of islands in the...
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The flora and fauna of the Outer Hebrides in northwest Scotland comprises a unique and diverse ecosystem. A long archipelago, set on the eastern shores...
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List of islands called Oronsay (section Outer Hebrides)
reference NB414212) Orasaigh (grid reference NF775775) N of Vallay Oronsay, Outer Hebrides (grid reference NF845755) by the hamlet of Greinetobht (approx 85 ha;...
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Tong, Lewis (redirect from Tong, Outer Hebrides)
Tong Scottish Gaelic: Tunga Tong School Tong Location within the Outer Hebrides Population 527 (2001) Language Scottish Gaelic English OS grid reference...
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List of rivers of Scotland (section Outer Hebrides)
This list of rivers in Scotland is organised geographically, taken anti-clockwise, from Berwick-upon-Tweed. Tributaries are listed down the page in an...
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The Road Dance (film) (category Films set in the Outer Hebrides)
is set in the early years of World War I on the Isle of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides. Kirsty is a young woman who lives in Garenin with her widowed mother...
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list of castles in the Outer Hebrides. Castles in Scotland List of castles in Scotland List of listed buildings in the Outer Hebrides Stòras Uibhist RCAHMS...
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Ireland List of islands of Scotland List of Orkney islands List of Outer Hebrides List of Shetland islands List of islands of the Isle of Man List of...
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Scandinavian Scotland (category History of the Outer Hebrides)
include: The Hebrides or Western Isles comprising: The Outer Hebrides, aka the "Long Island" to the west, separated from the northern Inner Hebrides by the...
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in the south and includes the northern isles and much of Inner and Outer Hebrides, Argyll, Stirlingshire, Arran, as well as sections of Perthshire and...
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Scottish Gaelic: Beinn nam Fadhla or Beinn na Faoghla) is an island of the Outer Hebrides in the Atlantic Ocean off the west coast of Scotland. In the 2011 census...
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This List of Bays of Outer Hebrides summarises the bays that are located on the islands of the Outer Hebrides in Scotland. Map this section's coordinates...
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