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

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