of Scotland Called Hybrides of 1549, North Uist, Benbecula and South Uist are described as one island of Ywst (Uist). Starting in the south of this 'island'...
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Uist is a group of six islands that are part of the Outer Hebridean Archipelago, which is part of the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. North Uist and South...
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has attracted much tourism. It lies within the South Lewis, Harris and North Uist National Scenic Area, one of 40 such areas in Scotland which are defined...
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List of Outer Hebrides (section North Uist)
Harris respectively, Baleshare and Berneray are linked to North Uist, Eriskay to South Uist, Flodaigh, Fraoch-eilean and the southern Grimsay to Benbecula...
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English literature and History. In 1960, his father bought the island of North Uist in the Outer Hebrides from the Duke of Hamilton, and he grew up there...
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Harris, Outer Hebrides (redirect from North Harris)
kilometres) west-northwest of North Uist, and the uninhabited islet Rockall, which is 230 miles (370 kilometres) west of North Uist. The Vikings arrived in...
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Outer Hebrides (redirect from Western Isles North)
an archipelago whose major islands are Lewis and Harris, North Uist, Benbecula, South Uist, and Barra. Lewis and Harris has an area of 2,178.98 square...
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inhabited. The main inhabited islands include Lewis and Harris, North Uist, Benbecula, South Uist, and Barra. A complication is that there are various descriptions...
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(South Uist) Lochmaddy (North Uist) Lower Breakish (Skye) Luib (Skye) Luskentyre (Harris) Milovaig (Skye) Mugeary (Skye) Newtonferry (North Uist) Northbay...
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History of the Outer Hebrides (section North Uist)
Benbecula Berneray, North Uist Eriskay Flannan Isles Great Bernera Harris Isle of Lewis North Uist Rockall Scalpay, Outer Hebrides South Uist St Kilda, Scotland...
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(Sutherland) Loch Arnish (Raasay) Loch Aulasary (North Uist) Loch Barraglom (Lewis) Loch Bay (Skye) Bays Loch (North Uist) Loch Beacravik (Harris) Loch Beag (Argyll)...
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South Uist (Scottish Gaelic: Uibhist a Deas, [ˈɯ.ɪʃtʲ ə ˈtʲes̪] ; Scots: Sooth Uist) is the second-largest island of the Outer Hebrides in Scotland. At...
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the 30 merklands of Skirbough in South Uist, the 12 merklands of Benbecula, and the 60 merklands of North Uist. It also appears the Hugh of Sleat additionally...
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Lingeigh is an uninhabited island off North Uist, south east of Boreray. It is separated from North Uist by Traigh Lingeigh. Mac an Tàilleir, Iain (2003)...
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The North Uist Machair and Islands is a protected wetland area in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. A total of 4,705 hectares comprises seven separate areas:...
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Lochmaddy (category Villages on North Uist)
[l̪ˠɔx nə ˈmat̪əɣ], "Loch of the Hounds") is the administrative centre of North Uist in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. Na Madaidhean (the wolves/hounds) are...
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Heisgeir, pronounced [(elan)ˈheʃkʲəɾʲ] ), are an island group west of North Uist in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. The islands are not to be confused...
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the "Uig Triangle" routes linking Tarbert in Harris and Lochmaddy in North Uist with Uig in Skye. A contract to build two ferries, MV Isle of Islay and...
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Andy and Maggie were invited to unveil a life-size statue of Hercules on North Uist. A documentary, Hercules the Human Bear, aired on Channel 5 (UK) on 3...
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on Bernera, one at Kilcholmkill on North Uist, one at Kilcholambkille on Benbecula, and one at Howmore on South Uist. Norsemen began raiding the Hebrides...
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of North Uist, Benbecula and South Uist (they are three distinct islands but connected by a causeway) and Barra, just to the south of South Uist. Lewis...
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Rockall (category Islands of the North Atlantic Ocean)
nautical miles) south of Iceland. The nearest permanently inhabited place is North Uist, an island in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland, 370 kilometres (230 mi;...
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Tidal island (section North America)
Ballyhornan Isle of Muck, Portmuck Baleshare in the Outer Hebrides, joined to North Uist Bernera Island, joined to Lismore Brough of Birsay in Orkney, joined to...
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Granville Leveson-Gower, 5th Earl Granville (category People from Uist)
member of the House of Lords from 1953 until his death. He was laird of North Uist from 1960 and Lord Lieutenant of the Western Isles from 1983 to 1993....
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the Sound of Harris, between Harris and North Uist Pabbay, Loch Baghasdail, in Loch Baghasdail, off South Uist Papey Pabay Papa, Scotland This disambiguation...
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South Lewis, Harris and North Uist is a large national scenic area (NSA) in the Western Isles of Scotland. It is one of 40 such areas in Scotland, which...
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List of islands of Europe (section In the North Sea)
Skye Mainland, Shetland Mull Islay Mainland, Orkney Arran Jura South Uist North Uist Wales Anglesey Holy Island Ireland Achill Island Aran Islands Rathlin...
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single croft, lying 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) north of North Uist in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. The north of the island is hilly and dominated by Mullach...
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and the adjacent islands of North Uist, South Uist and several smaller islands. Balivanich is within the parish of South Uist. The name meaning "town of...
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Benbecula (category Uist islands)
west to east and a similar distance from north to south. It lies between the islands of North Uist and South Uist and is connected to both by road causeways...
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