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	Film Hebrides - famous film locations in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland.
		North Uist is a stunning blend of beaches, machair lands and freshwater lochs interrupted by rolling dark moorland hills.
		North Uist's modern culture is vibrant, particularly in terms of the arts: a fantastic video of island life and culture, Passing Places, was produced and can be bought in the arts centre, Taigh Chearsabhagh, in Lochmaddy.
		Lochmaddy, North Uist's main town, is the gateway to the Southern Isles from Uig on the Isle of Skye.
	www.filmhebrides.com /islands/nuist (267 words)

	Berneray, North Uist, Scotland - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Berneray (Scottish Gaelic: Bheàrnaraidh) is an island in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland.
		Berneray is known as the birthplace of the giant Angus MacAskill and for its sandy beaches backed with sand dunes.
		Berneray is the only inhabited island in the Sound of Harris, with a population of 123.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Berneray,_North_Uist,_Scotland (607 words)

	North Uist Feature Page on Undiscovered Scotland
		North Uist was granted by James IV to the Macdonalds of Sleat, in Skye in 1495.
		North Uist measures some 18 miles from east to west by 12 from north to south, with one of the most complex topographies you are likely to find anywhere.
		North Uist is a haven for birdwatchers and there is an RSPB reserve at Balranald.
	www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk /northuist/northuist (711 words)

	our thatched cottage in north uist
		North Uist is linked by causeways to Benbecula and South Uist and forms the lower half of " The Long Island " along with the northern isles of Lewis and Harris.
		North Uist is a paradise for those interested in ancient historical sites with prehistoric forts,wheelhouses and chambered cairns many in good condition.With its myriad of sea and freshwater lochs North Uist is an ideal holiday venue for the keen fisherman.
		North Uist can be reached by CALMAC's roll-on/roll-off car ferries from Uig on Skye to Lochmaddy (2 hours) and from Oban to Lochboisdale on South Uist (6 hours).
	www.northuist.net (837 words)

	Visiting Berneray : A' tadhal air Beàrnaraigh
		Berneray is connected to the islands to the south (North Uist, Benbecula and South Uist) by a short causeway.
		Berneray is an island in the Outer Hebrides/Western Isles, an archipelago of islands off the west coast of Scotland.
		The climate in Berneray is relatively mild, with the weather largely dictated by the Gulf stream.
	www.isleofberneray.com /visiting (1028 words)

	Berneray in the Outer Hebrides
		Boreray is a small island three miles north of the north coast of North Uist and two miles west of Berneray.
		Berneray (pictured left, click to enlarge) ('Bjorn's Island') is about one mile north of Newtonferry on North Uist and joined to North Uist by a causeway (shown below).
		It was a property of the MacLeans of Boreray, who were buried at Aird a' Mhorain on North Uist.
	www.virtualhebrides.com /location/berneray.htm (412 words)

	Berneray Feature Page on Undiscovered Scotland
		Berneray and nearby uninhabited Pabbay lie in the Sound of Harris between North Uist and Harris.
		The causeway was also designed to prevent the passage of rabbits from North Uist to Berneray, which until now has maintained its distinct landscape largely by being rabbit free.
		All Berneray's settlement is on the east side of the island because the west side is given over entirely to machair.
	www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk /berneray/berneray (758 words)

	North Uist accommodation, sightseeing, transport - Western Isles (Outer Hebrides) Scotland
		This is the junction between the main loop road of North Uist and the road heading south to Benbecula and South Uist.
		North Uist has a fascinating history, and a landscape scattered with historic sites, from Neolithic burial chambers and Iron Age forts, though medieval churches and battle-sites, to townships forged in the days of kelp trade, and the subsequent traumas of clearance and emigration.
		The Sollas township in North Uist was formed in 1899.
	www.scotland-info.co.uk /north-uist.htm (2816 words)

	Harris - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Its main settlements are Rodel, known for its parish church decorated with a sheila-na-gig, and Leverburgh from which a ferry sails to Berneray, an island off of North Uist.
		North Harris, adjoining Lewis, contains the Clisham, the highest mountain in the Outer Hebrides at 799 metres.
		Harris (Na Hearadh in Scottish Gaelic) is the southern part of the main island of the Outer Hebrides in Scotland.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Harris (236 words)

	Tourist Information for Isle of North Uist
		The middle set of islands in the Outer Hebrides consists of North Uist, Benbecula, South Uist with the smaller islands of Eriskay and Berneray (a favourite of Prince Charles) which are all linked by causeway.
		North Uist forms the northern part of the 3 main islands and Lochmaddy is the main port linking the islands by ferry to Uig in Skye.
		Two other islands are worth exploring, Berneray to the north over another causeway and Vallay further west.
	www.yesscotland.com /region25cos.php (337 words)

	North Uist - Art History Online Reference and Guide
		North Uist (Scottish Gaelic: Uibhist a Tuath) is an island of the Outer Hebrides.
		North Uist has many prehistoric structures, including the Barpa Langass chambered cairn, the Pobull Fhinn stone circle and the Na Fir Bhreige standing stones.
		North Uist - Art History Online Reference and Guide
	www.arthistoryclub.com /art_history/North_Uist (240 words)

	North and South Uist : Regions in Brief
		North Uist is served by a circular road, usually a single lane variety with passing places, and several feeder routes that branch east and west.
		The population of North Uist is about 2,000, and the island is about 20km (12 miles) wide by 56km (35 miles) at its longest point.
		The western side of North Uist is a land of rich meadows filled with wildflowers.
	www.frommers.com /destinations/print-narrative.cfm?destID=2108&catID=2108010043 (1369 words)

	Outer Hebrides - Berneray and Eriskay
		Berneray is only a half mile from North Uist but it took a long, hard campaign by the residents to convince the Scottish Office that a 6.6 million pound bridge should be constructed.
		But strenuous efforts have been made to keep one traveller out - Berneray is free of rabbits and the road had to be made rabbit proof to stop the thousands of rabbits on Uist crossing over.
		The second Berneray is the most southerly of the Hebrides and has been uninhabited since the lighthouse became automated.
	www.rampantscotland.com /visit/blvisithebrides3.htm (364 words)

	Western Isles
		North Uist connects to Harris by a ferry between An t-Obbe and Berneray, and Barra has a ferry connection with Eriskay.
		Of the main southern islands, Berneray, North Uist, Benbecula, South Uist and Eriskay are joined by causeways.
		The kite itself is the island of Lewis and Harris, and the tail consists mainly of the smaller islands of North Uist, Benbecula, South Uist and Barra.
	www.britain.tv /travel_scot_westernisles.shtml (942 words)

	PROPERTY for sale in NORTH UIST - Outer Hebrides - Highlands of Scotland
		Berneray, North Uist, Grimsay, Benbecula, South Uist and Eriskay are all connected by causeways.
		The Island of North Uist is a crofting community and Loch Maddy as its administrative centre has two local shops, one with a petrol pump facility; a doctor’s surgery is next door to Crombagh.
		The Secondary school serving North Uist (Linocleit School) is located on Benbecula — pupils attending are conveyed there by bus on all school days.
	www.roni.co.uk /2046c.html (790 words)

	Images of North Uist
		The island of Berneray is situated at the top of North Uist and is now connected by a causeway.
		At the north west end there is this cottage and view.
		Scotland is famous for the 'gloamin', this is the extended afterglow after the sun has set.
	www.islandtapestry.com /images_of_north_uist.htm (127 words)

	Temple View Hotel, North Uist, Scotland UK
		The Uists are renowned for their wealth of bird life and there are RSPB centres on both North and South Uist.
		Temple View is conveniently located at the Southern end of North Uist, approximately 15 minutes drive from Benbecula Airport and a similar distance from Lochmaddy, with frequent car ferry services to and from Skye.
		There are numerous sandy beaches on all of these islands but only in North Uist, unique in the Western Isles, are there as many tidal islands accessible on foot at low tide, providing exciting destinations for family picnics or quiet, contemplative walks.
	www.templeviewhotel.co.uk /tourist.html (297 words)

	Classique Coaches - coach tours Scotland, bus tours Scotland, Scottish islands and highlands tours, islands and highlands of Scotland
		The coast of North Uist is indented with sea lochs, and much of the island is covered by fresh water lochs.
		The Uists are littered with archeological remains - standing stones, stone circles and chambered cairns - and are a haven for a huge variety of birdlife.
		One of the sandy bays in the north of the island serves as the local airport with the flight times having to coincide with the tide times, as the planes can only land when the tide is out.
	www.classiquetours.co.uk /outerhebrides.html (716 words)

	commercial stock photo library of scotland - scottish landscape photography
		skye, arran and the western isles or outer hebrides of harris, lewis, berneray, scarp, barra, south uist, vatersay, mingulay and the elusive archipeligo of st kilda consisting of boreray, stac an armin, stac lee, hirta, soay, dun and village bay.
		Scotland is a land rich in history with dramatic landscapes which I have endevoured to reproduce on this landscape photo site.
		Landscape pictures of st.andrews where prince william is studying at present including pictures of st andrews castle and st andrews cathedral and priory ruins.
	www.buyimage.co.uk /photonet/homepage/scothome.html (282 words)

	Berneray - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		There are two islands named Berneray in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland:
		Berneray near Barra (also known as Barra Head)
		This is a disambiguation page: a list of articles associated with the same title.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Berneray (83 words)

	Contact details
		Berneray is about halfway up, between the Uists in the south and Harris and Lewis in the north.
		Take the ferry from Uig on Skye over to Lochmaddy on North Uist; Berneray is a further 10 miles to the northwest.
		It lies in the Sound of Harris and is connected to North Uist by a causeway.
	www.ceangal.com /contact (172 words)

	Sea kayaking, North Uist, Berneray and Boreray.
		20:48 5km of sand and dunes on the NW of Berneray.
		12:15 Berneray and Harris from the abandoned crofts high on the dunes of Boreray.
		We have arranged for Uist Outdoor Centre tel: 01876 500 480 to pick us up there at 14:00 to get us back to Loch Maddy in time for the 16:00 ferry back to Uig.
	www.gla.ac.uk /medicalgenetics/seakayaking_north_uist.htm (1068 words)

	Barra Hebrides In Price Property Scotland Uk - Typhoon.co.uk
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		But the UK Fisheries Ministeraction in the UK and Scotland to reduce thewould be in Scotland, both in theindustry in Scotland this yearundertaken in Scotland has pushedschooling in Scotland to age sixgovernment in Scotland.
		Barra Hebrides In Price Property Scotland Uk You are in our Typhoon UK barra hebrides in price property scotland uk area.Many others searching for material in the field of barra hebrides in price property scotland uk think a lot about health care, private health care, weekend breaks and additionally bank of scotland.
	www.typhoon.co.uk /directory/60998_barra.html (800 words)

	Scotland on Sunday - Scotland - Green energy scheme to connect Hebridean islands
		Council engineers are convinced that a better long-term solution would be to bridge the sound, which is a relatively-shallow body of water, from a point on Harris across to Berneray, an island already linked to North Uist by a causeway.
		THE wild Atlantic sound that divides the Hebridean islands of Harris and North Uist may be bridged for the first time by a £30m structure that harnesses the power of the waves to produce electricity.
		If Harris and North Uist are linked, the only remaining island not connected by road to the Hebridean chain will be Barra.
	scotlandonsunday.scotsman.com /scotland.cfm?id=1233482004 (714 words)

	A guide to The Uists, North and South Uist, Barra
		The islands of North Uist, South Uist, Benbecula and Barra are the major islands in a chain to the south of Harris.
		Smaller islands such as Rona and Sula Sgier lie some 70Km to the north of this chain, the St Kilda group 55Km to the West and Rockall a further 300Km out into the Atlantic.
		This can of course, be reason enough to visit the Uists in the first place.
	www.guidetotheuists.co.uk (296 words)

	The Uists
		Lying to the west of Skye are the islands of Berneray, North Uist, Grimsay, Benbecula, South Uist, Eriskay and Barra.
		There is an airport in Benbecula with daily flights to Glasgow and Caledonian MacBrayne operate ferries which sail from Uig in Skye to Lochmaddy in North Uist and from Oban to Lochboisdale in South Uist, and to Barra.
		Residential property, commercial property, land and building plots for sale on the Islands of North Uist, South Uist and Benbecula in the Outer Hebridean Isles of Scotland.
	www.uist-properties.co.uk /Uists.htm (312 words)

	Outer Hebrides
		Although being officially opened by lesser officials than the Prime Minister, the Causeway connecting Berneray/Harris(ca 150 inhabitants) to North Uist was no less an event for the islanders themselves than was the opening of Scalpay bridge.
		An island inhabited for centuries and the islanders being used to travelling by passenger ferry, a six car vehicle ferry, and an even bigger car ferry since 1996 are now part of the neighbouring island of North Uist.
		A crowd of 350 people, a TV-helicopter, a bagpipe tune, a breezy drizzle and a rare tension in the air were the components of this historical afternoon, when the gap between North Uist and Bernray was closed and the islanders hurried to walk across towards Otternish.
	www.kontressowitz.de /u2/trans2.htm (1524 words)

	Untitled Document
		North Uist is equally land, lochs and beaches.
		Harris Tweed is cloth that has been handwoven by the islanders of Lewis, Harris, Uist and Barra in their homes, using pure virgin wool that has been dyed and spun in the Outer Hebrides.
		This is grey coloured with bands of white and dark minerals contorted by the pressure of the earth.
	nt4845.vs.netbenefit.co.uk /route_main.asp?ID=145 (661 words)

	St Kilda cruises
		Based in berneray (North Uist) in the Outer Hebrides from May to September, she is ideally situated to cruise the West Coast of Scotland and St Kilda in particular.
		Departure is normally at about 1000 hours (tide dependent) from the fishing harbour on the Island of Berneray, Sound of Harris which now has a direct road link with North Uist with the new causeway recently opened.
		"ANNAG's" location at Berneray Harbour is easily reached via ferry from Uig, Skye to Lochmaddy; Leverburgh, Harris to Berneray or Oban to Lochboisdale.
	www.westernedge.co.uk /kilda.htm (341 words)

	Youth hostels in or around Lochmaddy, North Uist, Western Isles, Scotland - backpacker and family accommodation for budget holidays, showing both association and independent properties. Camping barns, bunk houses, bunkhouses also shown.
		Youth hostels in or around Lochmaddy, North Uist, Western Isles, Scotland - backpacker and family accommodation for budget holidays, showing both association and independent properties.
		Sea bathing, archaeological excavations, Highland Games, local history and birdwatching are among the attractions of North Uist.
		Berneray Youth Hostel On beach overlooking the Sound of Harris.
	www.stilwell.co.uk /show_town.asp?Q=hostelsL4200454P6103345 (143 words)

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