One of the lesser known, now unpopulated, Inner Hebridean Islands of Scotland is the Isle of Handa. It can be found in the north-west of Scotland, a few miles north of Scourie and 25 miles south of Durness. The name Handa origins from Norse and Gaelic and means "island at the sandy river". Handa currently has no human population but records show that 65 people inhabited the island in 1841 before potato famine forced the islanders away, they were moved across the Atlantic to Nova Scotia. Wikipedia writes that "The islanders had a parliament, similar to that of St Kilda, which met daily, and the … [Read more...] about Isle of Handa
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A Lifetime Dream to Visit St Kilda
Every self respecting Scotland website should have a great page about St Kilda and we're happy that we have just that. Guest blogger and Photographer Marcus McAdam visited St Kilda and wrote a fascinating account of his journey, and took quite a few spectacular pictures too. Visit this link to see for yourself. As St Kilda is extremely remote and not easy to get to, we at Scotland Info can't really get enough of more images and videos.The video below, a promotional video from www.gotostkilda.co.uk, tells the story of a man's lifetime dream to visit St. Kilda. I don't know if the story is … [Read more...] about A Lifetime Dream to Visit St Kilda
Visit the Scottish Islands This Year
The Outer Hebrides and Inner Hebridean Islands of Scotland are a very popular tourist destination. The islands all have their own unique character and it's sometimes like visiting different countries when you hop from one island to another. As more and more folk take advantage of the RET scheme, (Road Equivalent Tariff), the islands become more and more popular and the amount of ferry space is coming under pressure. In recent years it was sometimes impossible to book a ferry for several days in a row on some of the popular routes to the Western Isles. We ourselves have been stuck on North Uist … [Read more...] about Visit the Scottish Islands This Year
Lewis and Harris named Top Islands in Europe
The Isles of Lewis and Harris in the Outer Hebrides have been named top islands in Europe and appear in the world top five according to a readers poll on the Trip Advisor website. Two other Scottish islands - Isle of Mull and Orkney - also feature in the European islands top ten. Orkney comes in at no four in the list with the Isle of Mull at no nine. The Scotsman writes:James Kay, a TripAdvisor spokesman explained that the islands awards, now in their second year, are based on the quality and quantity of highly-rated hotels, restaurants, and attractions listed for each island and … [Read more...] about Lewis and Harris named Top Islands in Europe
Hebrides Islands on the Edge – A Photographic Journey
Early in May 2013 the BBC broadcasted the stunning television series on the Scottish Hebridean islands titled "Hebrides Islands on the Edge". The first run however was shown on BBC Scotland only but I've read that on Thursday 11th of July at 9pm the series will be shown on BBC meaning that anyone in the UK and in other countries can see this amazing documentary as well. Being a island hopper myself I thought I'd share some of my pictures and memories of the Hebridean Isles of Scotland. My travels have brought me to quite a few islands so far: Islay, Jura, Gigha, Colonsay, Mull, Rum, Seil, … [Read more...] about Hebrides Islands on the Edge – A Photographic Journey
The Small Isles by Becky Williamson
Most of the content on Scotland Info is written by myself because I've actually been to these areas and places, which makes the writing a bit easier and realistic. Since I haven't been to every part of Scotland (yet) I sometimes rely on others to send me interesting information, pictures etc. Now I have been to the Isle of Rum many years ago, the only island I have visited in The Small Isles. It was on a cloudy and somewhat dreich day and I was only there for a few hours. Hardly enough to get a good enough impression and it was in the time that my photographic skills were not as good as they … [Read more...] about The Small Isles by Becky Williamson
