The Outer Hebrides are a series of beautiful, low lying islands set off the coast of Scotland, sparsely populated but with a rich history and a great deal to see. The largest town of Stornoway is reached by ferry from Ullapool - see pictures on our Inverness page.

Map locator - Stornoway


Stronoway, Isle of Lewis, from the Ferry


Callanish, Isle of Lewis

You'll hear Gaellic spoken in the Hebrides, as well as English, and the larger places are named in both languages - Stornoway is Steòrnabhagh and the Isle of Lewis is Eliean Leòdhais. I was priviledged to give a PHP course on the Isle of Skye a few years ago to a team from SMO (Sabhal Mòr Ostaig) who have set up and maintain a dictionary and a Thesarus of the dialects of Gaellic online - see the Autumn, 2001 issue of our "Of Course" newsletter.

Photocredits

Pages nearby ...	Ullapool 80 kms SE	Portree 90 kms S
Inverness 150 kms SE	Oban 210 kms S	Perth 270 kms SE
Stirling 280 kms SE	Glasgow 290 kms SE	Falkirk 290 kms SE
Motherwell 310 kms SE	Edinburgh 320 kms SE	Galashiels 360 kms SE
Dumfries 390 kms SE	Carlisle 430 kms SE	Gateshead and Newcastle 460 kms SE

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