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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Lewis and Harris (category Islands of the Outer Hebrides)
agus Na Hearadh), or Lewis with Harris, is a Scottish island in the Outer Hebrides, around 24 miles (39 km) from the Scottish mainland. With an area of...
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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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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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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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Inverness-shire (section Outer Hebrides)
of Inverness was then also made responsible for the Outer Hebrides and some of the Inner Hebrides, notably Skye. An act of parliament in 1504 acknowledged...
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Stornoway (redirect from Stornoway, Outer Hebrides)
[ˈʃtʲɔːrˠn̪ˠəvaɣ]) is the main town, and by far the largest, of the Outer Hebrides (or Western Isles), and the capital of Lewis and Harris in Scotland...
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President Donald Trump. Born a native Scottish Gaelic-speaker in the Outer Hebrides, MacLeod immigrated to the U.S. in 1930 and became a naturalized citizen...
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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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MOD Hebrides is a Ministry of Defence site in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland, operated by QinetiQ. It consists of a deep sea range for complex weapons trials...
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The Minch (category Landforms of the Outer Hebrides)
north-west Scotland that separates the mainland from Lewis and Harris in the Outer Hebrides. It was known as Skotlandsfjörð ("Scotland's firth") in Old Norse. The...
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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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Egilsay Oronsay in the Inner Hebrides, joined to Colonsay Oronsay in Loch Bracadale, joined to Skye Orosay in the Outer Hebrides, joined to Barra Rough Island...
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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 Uist (/ˈjuːɪst/...
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of Inverness was therefore enlarged to take in the Outer Hebrides and some of the Inner Hebrides (notably Skye). An act of parliament in 1504 acknowledged...
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Ness, Lewis (redirect from Ness, Outer Hebrides)
Historical Society, the first historical society to be established in the Outer Hebrides, was established in 1977. Since 2007, Ness is part of the Galson Estate...
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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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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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