Western Isles (Outer Hebrides)

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"Fàilte gu Na H-Eileanan An Iar" (Welcome to the Outer Hebrides!)

There are very few places on earth more soothingly beautiful than these Western Isles. The beaches are more than amazing (that's a fact!), the landscape almost surreal and there is a definite sense of utter remoteness as if you're very, very close to the world's edge. Early Christian stone carvings and crosses can be found on many of the islands. Dun Carloway Broch is two thousand years old, and Callanish Standing Stones even older. The few castles are remnants of the power of the Lords of the Isles, who ruled the Hebrides and parts of the mainland in the 14th and 15th centuries.

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  • (***) A must see site. Never disappoints!
  • (**)   Might very well be fascinating.
  • (*)     Possibly interesting if you happen to be in the area.
  • (-)      No visible evidence. It's up to your imagination(!)

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