2nd Edition Published : 30th Jul 2020 264 PAGES Bradt's new guide to the Outer
Hebrides: The Western Isles of Scotland, from Lewis to Barra, by experienced
writer and journalist Mark Rowe is the only full-size guide to focus solely on
the islands of Lewis, Harris, St Kilda, North Uist, Benbecula, South Uist,
Eriskay, Barra and Vatersay. Masses of background information is included, from
geography and geology to art and architecture, with significant coverage of
wildlife, too, as well as all the practical details you could need: when to
visit, suggested itineraries, public holidays and festivals, local culture, plus
accommodation and where to eat and drink. Walkers, bird-watchers, wildlife
photographers, beach lovers and genealogists are all catered for, and this is an
ideal guide for those who travel simply with curious minds to discover far-flung
places of great cultural, historical and wildlife interest. The Outer Hebrides
is an archipelago of 15 inhabited islands and more than 50 others that are free
of human footprint.Huge variations in landscape are found across the islands,
from Lewisian gneiss, which dates back almost three billion years, to rugged
Harris with its magnificent sands running down its western flanks and the
windswept, undulating flatness and jagged sea lochs of the Uists. This is a land
where Gaelic is increasingly spoken and ancient monuments abound, where stunning
seabird colonies and birds of prey can be watched, and where the grassy coastal
zones known as the machair are transformed into glorious carpets of wildfllowers
in late spring and summer. Whether visiting the Standing Stones of Callanish,
the Uig peninsula, Barra's Castle Bay, or historic St Kilda, or if you just want
to experience the romance of the Sound of Harris, one of the most beautiful
ferry journeys in the world, Bradt's Outer Hebrides: The Western Isles of
Scotland, from Lewis to Barra has all the information you need.