The west coast of Harris is renowned for its fine golden beaches. Scarista Beach is one of a string of world class sands which stretch...

The Callanish Stones (Calanais in Gaelic) have stood by Loch Roag for between three- and four-thousand years, and possibly as long as 5,000 years. The...

The small Hebridean island of Berneray lies off North Uist. Connected by a causeway it is a mere 3km by 5km in size but is...

The Skye Museum of Island Life is a group of seven traditionally thatched croft cottages, once a common sight in the Highlands and now extremely...

This local history museum and arts centre is located on the Island of North Uist and is run in partnership between the North Uist Historical...

Situated on the rocks above Loch Dunvegan, Castle Dunvegan is an imposing sight. The home of the MacLeods for nearly 800 years, the castle remains...

The Faerie Glen is a remarkable place, tucked away on the Isle of Skye. It is not an easy place to stumble across accidentally,...

Lews Castle built by the Mathesons in the 19th century, on the West Side of Stornoway Harbour. Sir James Matheson who purchased the island in...

The museum is a small collection, but a fascinating one dedicated to the history of this little community hidden away n the islands of Scotland....

In the eighteenth Century, Portree harbour was the scene of many anguished departures for the people of Skye forced to emigrate to North America because...

The Meall or ‘The Lump’ in Portree on the Isle of Skye is the name given to the hill above the harbour and old quay...

Set on Trotternish, Skye’s most northerly peninsula, Duntulm Castle is an ancient fortification. It started life an Iron Age broch and then became a Pictish...

The Storr is probably Skye’s most famous landmark. It is a dramatic 719 metre high mountain located above the east-facing cliffs of the Trotternish Peninsula....

Located on the east coast of Skye’s Trotternish Peninsula, the striking rock formation known as Kilt Rock is a 200 foot high sea cliff. The...

Learn more about the remarkable geological landforms of Skye at the Staffin Museum. This small community-based museum stands by the roadside in the village of...