#westernisles — Public Fediverse posts

The chimney of the old whaling station at Bunabhainneadar on Harris in the Western Isles, with the magnificent North Harris mountains rising in the background. More pics and info: https://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/harris/bunabhainneadar/index.html

#Scotland #Bunabhainneadar #Harris #WesternIsles #Hebrides #UndiscoveredScotland

A beautiful combination of turquoise blue sea and white sand at Luskentyre on the Isle of Harris in the Western Isles. More pics and info: https://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/harris/luskentyre/index.html

#Scotland #Beach #Luskentyre #Harris #WesternIsles #Hebrides

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: https://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/harris/tarbert/index.html

#Scotland #Tarbert #Harris #WesternIsles

The view north towards North Uist over the island of Benbecula in the Western Isles. Once accessible only by tidal fords from North Uist and South Uist, Benbecula is now connected to its neighbouring islands by causeways. More pics and info: https://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/benbecula/benbecula/index.html

#Scotland #WesternIsles

High costs and unreliable #deliveries for #parcels in Shetland, report finds

Consumer #Scotland has published a report into its findings in #Shetland, #Orkney and the #WesternIsles, saying #islanders faced “high #postal costs” and “inconsistent services”.

A #RoyalMail decision to move postal #flights to #Glasgow instead of #Aberdeen has often been cited as resulting in longer delivery times in Shetland.

https://www.shetnews.co.uk/2026/07/15/high-costs-unreliable-deliveries-parcels/?utm_source=mastodon_fediverse

#greed #privatisation #fail #CorporateGreed

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: https://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/southuist/howmore/index.html

#Scotland #SouthUist #WesternIsles

The magnificent 1.5 mile long beach pounded by deep blue Atlantic breakers at Tràigh Eais near the northern end of the island of Barra in the Western Isles. More pics and info: https://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/barra/eoligarry/index.html

#Scotland #TraighEais #Beach #Barra #WesternIsles

The spectacular Creag an Fheilidh (Kilt Rock) and the Mealt falls on Skye.
#Scotland #WesternIsles #Skye #Waterfall #Cliff #Photography #Landscape

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: https://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/harris/huisinis/index.html

#Scotland #Huisinis #Scarp #Harris #WesternIsles

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: https://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/lewis/blackhousemuseum/index.html

#Scotland #Lewis #WesternIsles

New on my #blog: https://aspi.blog/2026/06/10/arisaig-7-wildlife-cruise-to-canna/
A look at the journey out to the #IsleOfCanna, which was the #WildlifeCruise element of the day (Tuesday June 2nd).
#Scotland #Arisaig2026 #WesternIsles #photography #birds #puffins #guillemots #oystercatchers #mammals #MinkeWhale

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

"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: https://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/benbecula/benbecula/index.html

#Scotland #SouthUist #Benbecula #WesternIsles

Superb Kisimul Castle, on its own small island off the village of Castlebay on the Isle of Barra in the Western Isles. Its origins probably date back a thousand years and part of it may be an even earlier chapel built by St Cieran. More pics and info: https://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/barra/kisimulcastle/index.html

#Scotland #WesternIsles

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: https://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/harris/luskentyre/index.html

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

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: https://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/scalpay/scalpay/index.html

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

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

Castlebay, the main village on the beautiful island of Barra near the southern end of the Western Isles, seen from the boat that takes visitors to Kisimul Castle, standing on its rocky island in the bay. More pics and info: https://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/barra/barra/index.html

#Scotland #Castlebay #Barra #WesternIsles

The highly distinctive scenery of Harris in the Western Isles, seen from the road that runs south-east from Tarbert to the island of Scalpay. More pics and info: https://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/harris/harris/index.html

#Scotland #Harris #WesternIsles

The 30ft high statue of Our Lady of the Isles, offering magnificent views over South Uist in the Western Isles. The statue was the work of the sculptor Hew Lorimer and erected in 1957. More pics and info: https://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/southuist/geirinis/index.html

#Scotland #SouthUist #WesternIsles #Statue #HewLorimer #Geirinis

Nice move by #NHS #WesternIsles estates today, #snow cleared off one of the car parks and dumping a large pile of it on the back half of one of the #wheelchair #access parking bays. Managed to park diagonally and hanging half-out of the bay anyway... 🙄

‘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.

https://mediafaro.org/article/20260102-the-answer-is-dig-a-hole-why-scotlands-islanders-want-tunnels-instead-of-ferries?mf_channel=mastodon&action=forward

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

The beautiful beaches at Seilebost and Luskentyre on the west side of Harris in the Western Isles, with the Mountains of North Harris in the background. More pics and info: https://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/harris/luskentyre/index.html

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

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: https://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/harris/reinigeadal/index.html

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

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: https://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/eriskay/eriskay/index.html

#Scotland #WesternIsles #Eriskay #Beach

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: https://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/northuist/northuist/index.html

#Scotland #NorthUist #WesternIsles

The amazing beach on the west side of the island of Berneray in the Western Isles. Berneray lies in the Sound of Harris and is attached to North Uist by a causeway that was opened in 1999. More pics and info: https://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/berneray/berneray/index.html

#Scotland #Berneray #Beach #WesternIsles

Castlebay, the village capital of the wonderful island of Barra in the Western Isles: complete with castle and bay. The story of Castlebay is deeply entwined with the stories of Clan MacNeil and of Kisimul Castle. More pics and info: https://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/barra/castlebay/index.html

#Scotland #Barra #WesternIsles