Monday, 10 October 2011

Island 156 - Ard Thunga, Sutherland

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Ard Thunga , like its neighbour Eilean Thunga, is linked to the mainland by the Kyle of Tongue Causeway/Bridge and has been since 1971.  It...

Island 155 - Eilean Thunga/ Tongue Island, Sutherland

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Eilean Thunga is a flat and unremarkable island located in the Kyle of Tongue .  Since 1971 when a ferry was replaced by a causeway/bridge ...
Wednesday, 5 October 2011

Island 154 - Eilean na h-Alteig, Oldshoremore, Sutherland

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Eilean na h-Alteig  was a bonus island for me.  While I was waiting for the Handa Island Ferry earlier in the day I got my OS map out and pl...

Island 153 - Handa Island, Sutherland

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Handa Island  is owned by Dr Jean Balfour but it has been managed by the Scottish Wildlife Trust since 1991.  Between 1961 and 1991 it was m...
Wednesday, 21 September 2011

Island 152 - Garbh Eilean, Sutherland

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Garbh Eilean is an unremarkable island which  I expect used to be little visited.  However it is now at one end of  the Kylesku Bridge , wh...
Tuesday, 20 September 2011

Island 151 - Tanera Mor, Summer Isles

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Tanera Mor is one of the Summer Isles.  You can go there on a boat trip from Ullapool or from Achiltibuie.  However you only get 45 minutes ...

Island 150 - Eilean Ban, Inner Hebrides

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Eilean Ban is located in the middle of Kyle Akin between the village of Kyleakin on Skye and the town of Kyle of Lochalsh on the mainland....
Friday, 16 September 2011

Island 149 - Holoman Island, Raasay, Inner Hebrides

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Holoman Island Holoman Island from Raasay   Holoman is a small tidal island situated 100 metres off the shore of the west coast of t...