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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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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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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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 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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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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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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The Virtual Hebrides was an influential website which was set up in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland and was in operation from late 1993 until 2000. The...
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Stornoway (redirect from Stornoway, Outer Hebrides)
[ˈʃtʲɔːrˠn̪ˠəvaɣ]; Scots: Stornowa) 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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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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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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Lewis and Harris (category Islands of the Outer Hebrides)
Lewis an Harris), 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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Park, Lewis (redirect from Pairc, Outer Hebrides)
Park (Scottish Gaelic: A' Phàirc), also known as South Lochs, is a huge area of land connected to the rest of Lewis only by a narrow neck between Loch...
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Scarp, Scotland (redirect from Scarp, Outer Hebrides)
Scarp (Scottish Gaelic: An Sgarp) is an uninhabited island in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland, west of Hushinish on Harris. Once inhabited, the island was...
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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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Back, Lewis (redirect from Back, Outer Hebrides)
district and a village on the east coast of the Isle of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland, situated on a coastal area known as Loch a'Tuath, or Broad...
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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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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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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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president of the United States and the current president-elect. Born in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland, MacLeod immigrated to the U.S. in 1930 and became a naturalized...
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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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St Kilda, Scotland (category Archaeological sites in the Outer Hebrides)
the North Atlantic Ocean. It contains the westernmost islands of the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. The largest island is Hirta, whose sea cliffs are the highest...
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MOD Hebrides is a Ministry of Defence site in the Outer Hebrides operated by QinetiQ. It consists of a deep sea range for complex weapons trials and an...
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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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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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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, where it was also filmed. Kirsty is a young woman who lives in Garenin...
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