The Western Isles are known for their rugged, natural beauty, as well as for the incredible diversity between them. You can find rugged seacoast, mountainous areas, glens, and lochs, as well as hills and moors, on the Western Isles. The Highlands include the lands and islands north of the...
Borve Castle, also known as Castle Wearie, and Caisteal Bhuirgh in Scottish Gaelic, is a ruined 14th-century tower house, located at the south-west of the island of Benbecula, in the Western Isles of Scotland.Places in the AreaBalivanich Village Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0. Benbecul...
The Scottish National Party (SNP) has made it clear that they are not in favor of braking away from the European Union but they will have no choice under Boris Johnson’s regime. The year 2020 is going to be a very interesting year for Europe and the European Union. We now have an o...
The Outer Hebrides are the most westerly islands of the Hebrides, west of the Scottish Highlands. They're sparsely populated with poor soil and few resources; historically they were in separate local government areas, which hindered their development and culture. Lewis St Kilda Stornoway HarrisPhoto...
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, for short known as Britain, UK and the United Kingdom, located in western Europe. It is an island a shape of which reminds of a rabbit. The UK is surrounded by Atlantic Ocean, Celtic Sea to the south-southwest, the North Sea ...
Artist and writer Andrew Barr is crowdfunding for what he is calling “the first major Scottish atlas for over 100 years”: a hand-drawn, hardcover Atlas of Scotland: Produced as a visually striking hardback book, combining text with illustrated maps, the Atlas will shed new light on Scotland...
Western Highlands And Islands The western part of Scotland, including the Highlands and Islands, experiences some of the wettest weather in the country. This region is known for its heavy rainfall, with the mountainous areas receiving the most precipitation. The maritime influence keeps the temperatur...
Scottish ferries where you can take rides to islands like Aran and Shetlands. The islands are great for tourists as there is tasty seafood in all the islands. They are sold at affordable prices so you do not have to worry that you will spend too much on the seafood. For more information...
Indeed it's the only town in these islands; it has the best amenities and transport links, and it's the obvious base for exploring both Lewis and Harris.Lewis Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0. Lewis and Harris are a single large island in the Outer Hebrides or Western Isles of Scotland...
Scottish Gaelic: “Eilean” Serbian: “острва” Serbian: “острво” Serbian: “Острво” Serbo-Croatian: “ostrvo” Serbo-Croatian: “Ostrvo” Serbo-Croatian: “otok” Shona: “Chitsuwa” Shona: “Chiwi” Shona: “Zvitsuwa” Sicilian: “Ìsula” Silesian: “wyspa”...