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This is a comprehensive guide to the Western Isles, which include Skye, Lewis, Harris, Uist, Iona, Jura, Islay and Arran. It presents visitors with a rich variety of terrain and wildlife from the stark beauty of the Cuillin mountains of Skye to the raging seas of the Butt of Lewis or the palm trees of Arran. This guide gives information on the best walks and climbs, castles and blackhouses, the history and culture, the liveliest music and folk festivals and ceilidhs and the finest food and drink.
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The Western Isles present visitors with a rich variety of terrain and wildlife; from the
stark beauty of the Cuillin mountains of Skye to the palm trees of Arran or the towering cliffs of the Butt of Lewis, the islands guarantee visitors a magical experience.
INCLUDES: * SKYE * MULL * IONA * ISLAY * JURA * LEWIS * HARRIS * N & S UIST * ST KILDA * ARRAN * BUTE * ETC…
This is a comprehensive guide to the Western Isles, which include Skye, Lewis, Harris, Uist, Iona, Jura, Islay and Arran. It presents visitors with a rich variety of terrain and wildlife from the stark beauty of the Cuillin mountains of Skye to the raging seas of the Butt of Lewis or the palm trees of Arran. This guide gives information on the best walks and climbs, castles and blackhouses, the history and culture, the liveliest music and folk festivals and ceilidhs and the finest food and drink.
From the Inside Flap
The Western Isles present visitors with a rich variety of terrain and wildlife; from the
stark beauty of the Cuillin mountains of Skye to the palm trees of Arran or the towering cliffs of the Butt of Lewis, the islands guarantee visitors a magical experience.
INCLUDES: * SKYE * MULL * IONA * ISLAY * JURA * LEWIS * HARRIS * N & S UIST * ST KILDA * ARRAN * BUTE * ETC…
INFORMATION ON…
The liveliest festivals & ceilidhs
The best walks & climbs
Fishing for trout & giant skate
Essential Gaelic words
Castles & blackhouses
History & culture
Ferries & flights
HOW TO…
- Locate the cave where Robert the Bruce watched his spider
- Find a flag given by the fairies to a Skye clan chieftain
- Take a flight to Barra that lands on the beach
- Explore the sacred sites of holy Iona
- Follow in the footsteps of Bonnie Prince Charlie
- Cross the Atlantic Ocean without leaving Scotland
- Travel to St Kilda, Europe’s top seabird breeding ground
WHERE TO…
- Sample heather ale on Skye brewed from an old Pictish recipe
- Watch Hebridean Harris Tweed being woven
- Spot otters, seals, whales, dolphins, porpoises & basking sharks
- Find a bird reserve on North Uist renowned for rare corncrakes
- Encounter the singing sands on Eigg
- Find natural musical rocks on Skye, Iona and Tiree
- Sleep in a four-poster bed on Rum or a Mongolian yurt on Muck
- Tour seven different whisky distilleries on Islay
- Climb a peak on Mull where your compass needle points south
- Hear a vast roaring whirlpool off Jura that drowned a prince
- Locate the most celebrated gardens in the western isles
- Find a men-only graveyard on Bute
- Discover Lapland marsh orchids, Norwegian sandwort, sundew, bog asphodel, purple saxifrage and other botanical marvels.
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