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Laurence Mitchell
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Tag Archives: Outer Hebrides
The Shores of Loch Bee
An island. A loch. An island — South Uist — that forms a link in an archipelago that lies off a much larger island, which in turn lies to the northwest of the world’s largest continental landmass. If the world … Continue reading
Posted in Islands, Scotland, wildlife
Tagged Loch Bee, lochs, Outer Hebrides, South Uist, Western Isles
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The Bridge to Nowhere and the Bays Road
Just three main roads radiate out of Stornoway, the capital of the Isle of Lewis. One heads across mountains towards Tarbet and Harris to the south; another goes east past the island’s airport and along the Eye Peninsula to come … Continue reading
Posted in Human Geography, Islands, Scotland, Travel
Tagged Bays Road, Bridge to Nowhere, Harris, Lewis, Outer Hebrides, Skye, Western Isles
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Callanish
“a place appointed for worship in the time of heathenism” Martin Martin A Description of the Western Islands of Scotland circa 1695 Someone once said that the wonder evoked by historical sites is inversely proportional to the number of eyes … Continue reading
Posted in History, Islands, Scotland, Travel
Tagged Callanish, Great Bernera, Lewis, monoliths, Outer Hebrides, prehistory, standing stones, Stonehenge
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The Shape on the Map — South Lochs, Isle of Lewis
Eleven miles east of the main road, six from the nearest shop (closed on the Sabbath), two miles from the open sea as the raven flies. Glen Gravir – a slender thread of houses stretching up a glen, just four … Continue reading
Posted in Islands, Scotland, Travel, wildlife
Tagged Callanish, eagles, gneiss, Harris, Lewis, lochs, Outer Hebrides, religion, Western Isles
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Homeward to Mingulay
Heel y’ho boys, let her go, boys Bring her head round now all together Heel y’ho boys, let her go boys Sailing homeward to Mingulay! What care we tho’ white the Minch is What care we for wind and weather? … Continue reading
Posted in History, music, Travel
Tagged birds, communities, Hirta, islands, Mingulay, Outer Hebrides, Scotland, St Kilda
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St Kilda
The St Kilda archipelago lies a choppy 45 miles west across the Atlantic Ocean from the Isle of Harris in Scotland’s Western Isles. Constantly settled from at least 5,000 years ago until 1930, when the inhabitants were finally evacuated, it … Continue reading
Posted in History, Travel
Tagged Atlantic Ocean, birds, communities, islands, Outer Hebrides, Scotland, St Kilda
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