North Uist, Outer Hebrides: adventures in outer space. Clinging on to the very edge of Europe, North Uist in the Hebrides is an island of endless white beaches, golden eagles and history galore.

South Uist is 200 miles from Edinburgh, the seat of Scotland’s government, but it feels farther. The island has only a few ...

A Scottish island has been crowned one of Europe's top travel destinations. One visitor described it as "gorgeous".

The main routes to the Outer Hebrides are: Uig (on Skye) to Tarbert and Lochmaddy, North Uist; Ullapool to Stornoway, and Oban to Barra. Check out great value Hebridean Hopscotch ‘island hopping ...

NORTH UIST AND BENBECULA. ... For more information on holidays in the Outer Hebrides, see www.visitscotland.com and www.visitouterhebrides.co.uk For ferries, book online at www.calmac.co.uk.

Artefacts from a 35-year dig at a Western Isles archaeology site – described as “the most consequential” in Europe – are to return to the Hebrides.

By night, David Provan (age 18) serves guests at Langass Lodge on the Isle of North Uist (yust). By day ... David had very little expectations when he moved to the Outer Hebrides to pursue his ...

Car hire is available on South Uist from Laing Motors at Lochboisdale (01878 700267) and on Barra from Hugh MacNeil (01871 890313) – don’t expect new vehicles but they’re clean and reliable ...

Husband and wife duo Jonny Ingledew and Kate MacDonald own North Uist Distillery, based in the Outer Hebrides (Picture: jamhot) For eight weeks towards the end of every summer, if you visit Uist ...

Mink arrived in the Outer Hebrides in the 1950s after being brought over for fur farms. ... Breeding populations of mink became established on North Uist and Benbecula in 1999.