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  1. The best sunsets I've seen are on the W coast of the Scottish Highlands. This on'e from northern Skye looking over the Little Minch to Harris/Lewis
    #Scotland #WesternIsles #Sunset #Harris #Lewis #Skye #Sunset #Sun #Landscape #Photography

  2. The best sunsets I've seen are on the W coast of the Scottish Highlands. This on'e from northern Skye looking over the Little Minch to Harris/Lewis
    #Scotland #WesternIsles #Sunset #Harris #Lewis #Skye #Sunset #Sun #Landscape #Photography

  3. The best sunsets I've seen are on the W coast of the Scottish Highlands. This on'e from northern Skye looking over the Little Minch to Harris/Lewis
    #Scotland #WesternIsles #Sunset #Harris #Lewis #Skye #Sunset #Sun #Landscape #Photography

  4. The best sunsets I've seen are on the W coast of the Scottish Highlands. This on'e from northern Skye looking over the Little Minch to Harris/Lewis
    #Scotland #WesternIsles #Sunset #Harris #Lewis #Skye #Sunset #Sun #Landscape #Photography

  5. The best sunsets I've seen are on the W coast of the Scottish Highlands. This on'e from northern Skye looking over the Little Minch to Harris/Lewis
    #Scotland #WesternIsles #Sunset #Harris #Lewis #Skye #Sunset #Sun #Landscape #Photography

  6. Scotland has some great coastal scenery, but it's seldom more idyllic than at Luskentyre and Seilebost on Harris in the Western Isles. More pics and info: undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/har

    #Scotland #Luskentyre #Seilebost #Beach #WesternIsles #Harris

  7. The north harbour on the island of Scalpay, an island connected since 1997 by a bridge over the 300-metre-wide Sound of Scalpay to Harris in the Western Isles. More pics and info: undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/sca

    #Scotland #Harbour #Scalpay #Island #WesternIsles #Harris

  8. Inside the unique and beautiful St Moluag's Church in the village of Eoropie at the north end of the Isle of Lewis in the Western Isles. It is believed to stand on the site of a chapel built in the 560s.

    #Scotland #StMoluagsChurch #Church #Eoropie #Lewis #WesternIsles

  9. ‘The answer is dig a hole’: why Scotland’s islanders want tunnels instead of ferries.

    From Shetland to the Western Isles, campaigners argue ageing ferries are driving depopulation – and undersea tunnels are the only 21st-century solution.

    mediafaro.org/article/20260102

    #Scotland #UK #Infrastructure #Transport #Ferries #Tunnels #Shetland #WesternIsles #Depopulation

  10. The spectacular view east from remote Reinigeadal on Harris in the Western Isles towards the Shiant Islands. Reinigeadal was inaccessible except by boat or on foot until 1989. More pics and info: undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/har

    #Scotland #Reinigeadal #Harris #ShiantIslands #WesternIsles #Hebrides

  11. The stunning Coilleag a'Phrionnsa, or Prince's Beach, on the island of Eriskay. Linked by causeway to South Uist and by ferry to Barra, the island is a highlight of any tour of the Western Isles. More pics and info: undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/eri

    #Scotland #WesternIsles #Eriskay #Beach

  12. Vatersay township, the main settlement on the beautiful Hebridean island of Vatersay. Connected to Barra by a causeway completed in 1991, this has since 1912 been the most southerly inhabited island in the Western Isles. More pics and info: undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/vat

    #Scotland #Vatersay #WesternIsles

  13. Tarbert, the main village and ferry port on Harris, the southern part of the largest island in the Western Isles. It was founded as a fishing settlement in 1779 and was a port of call for mail steamers from 1840. More pics and info: undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/har

    #Scotland #Tarbert #Harris #WesternIsles

  14. Remote and beautiful Huisinis on Harris in the Western Isles, looking out onto the Sound of Scarp with part of the now uninhabited island of Scarp on the left. More pics and info: undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/har

    #Scotland #Huisinis #Scarp #Harris #WesternIsles

  15. Archive #video of life in the #WesternIsles of #Scotland shot from the late 1970s to early 1980s has been rediscovered and digitised for the national archives (it was on the bulky 1/2" open reel #videotape format)

    @ajroach42 @djsundog this is the PAL (625 lines) version of the B&W video portapacks you mentioned a few years ago

    bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cgj560

  16. The north harbour on the island of Scalpay, an island connected since 1997 by a bridge over the 300-metre-wide Sound of Scalpay to Harris in the Western Isles. More pics and info: undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/sca

    #Scotland #Harbour #Scalpay #Island #WesternIsles #Harris

  17. The stunning Coilleag a'Phrionnsa, or Prince's Beach, on the island of Eriskay. Linked by causeway to South Uist and by ferry to Barra, the island is a highlight of any tour of the Western Isles. More pics and info: undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/eri

    #Scotland #WesternIsles #Eriskay #Beach

  18. A view across Loch Euphort on the enchanting island of North Uist in the Western Isles. North Uist measures some 18 miles from east to west by 12 miles from north to south, and has a remarkably complex topography. More pics and info: undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/nor

    #Scotland #LochEuphort #NorthUist #WesternIsles #UndiscoveredScotland

  19. Late '#summer' #holiday in the #WesternIsles, #RoofTent #Camping #Adventure on the #WestCoast of #Scotland. We haven't travelled far as the crow flies, but we are in a different world!Quite bracing.
    Geriatric Black Lab less impressed

  20. Flora MacDonald's birthplace and monument on beautiful South Uist in the Western Isles. She was born on an apparently unknown date in 1722 and would later become famous for helping Bonnie Prince Charlie cross "over the sea to Skye". More pics and info: undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/sou

    #Scotland #FloraMacDonald #birthplace #cairn #SouthUist #WesternIsles #UndiscoveredScotland

  21. The west beach on Vatersay, which has been the most southerly inhabited island in the Western Isles since 1912, when Mingulay was abandoned. Since 1991 Vatersay has been connected by a causeway to the neighbouring island of Barra. More pics and info: undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/vat

    #Scotland #WestBeach #Vatersay #Hebrides #WesternIsles #UndiscoveredScotland

  22. Vatersay township, the main settlement on the beautiful Hebridean island of Vatersay. Connected to Barra by a causeway completed in 1991, this has since 1912 been the most southerly inhabited island in the Western Isles. More pics and info: undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/vat

    #Scotland #Vatersay #WesternIsles #Hebrides #UndiscoveredScotland

  23. Remote and beautiful Huisinis on the west coast of Harris in the Western Isles. The end of the road, and what an amazing road it is, single track and going for 15 miles through some of the most glorious scenery anywhere in Scotland. More pics and info: undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/har

    #Scotland #Huisinis #Scarp #Harris #WesternIsles #UndiscoveredScotland

  24. Tarbert, the main village and ferry port on Harris, the southern part of the largest island in the Western Isles. It was founded as a fishing settlement in 1779 and was a port of call for mail steamers from 1840. More pics and info: undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/har

    #Scotland #Tarbert #Harris #WesternIsles #Ferry #UndiscoveredScotland

  25. 90 years ago today. German rocket scientist Gerhard Zucker failed to send mail by rocket from Huisinis, Harris, to the island of Scarp on 28 July 1934. The rocket exploded on launch, scattering the mail. This is Scarp seen from Huisinis. More pics and info undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/har

    #Scotland #OnThisDay #Scarp #Huisinis #Harris #WesternIsles #UndiscoveredScotland

  26. Thatched croft house and mountains: the beautiful setting of Howmore or Tobha Mor on the island of South Uist in the Western Isles. The village is home to one of Scotland's best collections of thatched buildings. More pics and info: undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/sou

    #Scotland #Howmore #TobhaMor #SouthUist #WesternIsles #Hebrides #UndiscoveredScotland

  27. Remote and beautiful Huisinis on Harris in the Western Isles, looking out onto the Sound of Scarp with part of the now uninhabited island of Scarp on the left. More pics and info: undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/har

    #Scotland #Huisinis #Scarp #Harris #WesternIsles #UndiscoveredScotland

  28. The highly memorable peat smoke atmosphere at the superb Blackhouse Museum at Arnol on the Isle of Lewis in the Western Isles. The museum recreates a way of life that was once common across significant parts of Scotland. More pics and info: undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/lew

    #Scotland #BlackhouseMuseum #Blackhouse #Lewis #Arnol #WesternIsles #UndiscoveredScotland

  29. "Caution Otters Crossing." The South Ford Causeway linking South Uist to Benbecula in the Western Isles. The 800m causeway was opened in 1982, replacing an 82 span single-lane concrete bridge built in 1942. More pics and info: undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/ben

    #Scotland #Causeway #SouthUist #Benbecula #WesternIsles #Otters #UndiscoveredScotland

  30. The north harbour on the island of Scalpay, an island connected since 1997 by a bridge over the 300-metre-wide Sound of Scalpay to Harris in the Western Isles. More pics and info: undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/sca

    #Scotland #Harbour #Scalpay #Island #WesternIsles #Harris #UndiscoveredScotland