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	Great Bernera Feature Page on Undiscovered Scotland
		At the start of the 1950s the 400 residents were so keen to bridge the 150m gap between Bernera and Lewis they threatened to build their own causeway by dynamiting the cliffs on either side.
		Bernera and the surrounding islands are owned by Count Robin de la Lanne Mirelees, also known as Prince of Coronata who is a resident of Great Bernera.
		En route to Bostadh you pass the distinctive cairn erected by the people of Bernera in 1992 to commemorate the participants in the Bernera riot of 1874.
	www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk /greatbernera/greatbernera/index.html (641 words)

	Welcome to Uig and Bernera - Great Bernera Great Wildlife
		Living on Great Bernera I have got very used to the abundance of wildlife to be seen on this island.
		Despite the general lack of trees on Lewis the Grey Heron is a very common sight here on Great Bernera and as I walk or drive between Valasay and Hacklete I am often greeted by the sight and sound of the Heron flying off having been disturbed from its fishing post.
		Summer has surely arrived here on Bernera with the song of the Skylark filling the air over the moorland and the resident Blackbirds and Thrushes already raising their first broods on a number of local crofts.
	www.uigandbernera.com /environment/wildlife/great_bernera_great_wildlife.html (743 words)

	Island of Great Bernera, by Lewis, in the Western Isles of Scotland
		Island of Great Bernera, by Lewis, in the Western Isles of Scotland
		Semi-detached croft house on the island of Great Bernera
		The Internet Guide to Scotland is produced by Joanne Mackenzie-Winters © 1996-2007
	www.scotland-inverness.co.uk /bernera.htm (112 words)

	Welcome to Uig and Bernera - Home
		UigandBernera.com aims to be a useful and inspirational website all about life, work and holidays in the Hebridean island communities of Uig and Great Bernera on the far west coast of the Isle of Lewis.
		Uig and Bernera, on the Isle of Lewis, is one of thirteen areas that make up the Outer Hebrides.
		Crofting traditions continue to bring people together as they tend to their animals or bring home their peat; the community shops are places where locals meet and pass the time of day (while choosing their groceries) and the two fantastic new community centres are buzzing with events, meetings, evening classes, clubs and sports.
	www.uigandbernera.com (369 words)

	Great Bernera Bridge
		The construction of the fixed link to Great Bernera from Lewis was a major breakthrough for civil engineering in the UK - it was the first example of a bridge made of pre-stressed concrete girders in the country.
		The cost of the project was met from national and local government - with 60 per cent coming from the transport ministry, 25 per cent from the agriculture ministry and the rest from the council.
		Before the bridge was built there had been a local campaign for a causeway to replace the boat which used to cross the strait with cattle swimming behind it.
	www.cne-siar.gov.uk /eriskay/bernera.htm (305 words)

	Culture Hebrides - Island holidays in the Gaelic Heartland of Scotland
		This lobster pond was built in the 1860s and is two miles north of the village of Circebost in Great Bernera, on the east side of Loch Birsay (O.S.173373).
		Out of their element, and exposed to air and light, lobsters are short-lived: but during the colder weather when carefully packed in boxes, they are fairly tenacious of life, and reach Billingsgate from Lewis usually in good marketable condition.
		During the second season of the experiment three converted lifeboats bought with the help of Governement loans and grants increased the scope of the fishing fleet in Bernera, and several profitable long-distance trips were made to the Flannan Islands.
	www.culturehebrides.com /heritage/lobster (1411 words)

	Great Bernera at AllExperts
		"Tursachan", the Callanish VIII megalithic monument on Great Bernera overlooks the bridge from Lewis
		Great Bernera, often known just as Bernera (Scottish Gaelic: Bearnaraigh) is an island in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland.
		Bernera is also known for its Iron Age (or possibly Pictish) settlement at Bostadh, discovered in 1992 and now covered by sand to preserve it.
	en.allexperts.com /e/g/gr/great_bernera.htm (212 words)

	Great Bernera gets fuel, shop boost
		This marks the culmination of up to three years of work for local shopkeeper and postmistress Aileen Hunt, the Great Bernera Community Association, and Western Isles Enterprise to bring together a variety of funding sources for the scheme.
		Great Bernera is in an Iomairt aig an Oir (Initiative at the Edge) zone.
		This identified fuel supplies as a major local need the nearest filling stations are around 20 miles away in Leurbost and Timsgarry and later studies indicated that local people were spending as much as 17 per cent of their fuel costs on going to fill up their vehicles.
	www.hie.co.uk /Default.aspx.LocID-0finewe26.RefLocID-0fiwie03a00b001.Lang-EN.htm (746 words)

	demm42's WebPages - Isles of Lewis & Harris
		About three miles along the B8011, the road splits again, where you can choose to go to North to Great Bernera or continue to Uig.
		Great Bernera (Bearnaraigh) is connected to the Isle of Lewis by a narrow bridge crossing a small sea channel.
		Most visitors travelling to Bernera, weather permitting, make the journey to the top of the island where the Iron Age Village and Bostadh Beach are located.
	www.demm42.plus.com /lewis5.htm (841 words)

	Scotsman.com News - Land reform - Islanders to vote on Great Bernera buy-out
		The 300 residents of Great Bernera, which is connected to Lewis by a bridge, are to carry out a feasibility study into taking over the island, which has been owned by Count Robin de la Lanne Mirrlees since the early 1960s.
		Great Bernera, together with neighbouring Uig, was one of the eight pilot areas set up in 1997 by the government under the Initiative at the Edge project to help remote and fragile communities.
		Mr Maclean said no price has been spoken about, but if there was a takeover, the community might wish to develop a hostel, a hotel and forestry, and to extend crofting as well as upgrade a local crab processing plant.
	news.scotsman.com /topics.cfm?tid=694&id=221582003 (622 words)

	Am Baile - Houses on Bernera (Great Bernera) (Site not responding. Last check: )
		At the north end of Bernera is Bostadh where there are excavated remains of an Iron Age village which became exposed in the dunes during a severe storm in 1992.
		Also at Bostadh is a cairn, erected in 1992, to commemorate the participants in the Bernera riot of 1872 - the first occasion that crofters had taken a stand for their rights.
		At the start of the 1950s the 400 residents on Bernera were so keen to bridge the 150m gap between Bernera and Lewis that they threatened to build their own causeway by blowing-up the cliffs on either side.
	www.ambaile.org.uk /en/item/item_photograph.jsp?item_id=22131 (321 words)

	Scotsell: Scottish Country Cottages - Valasay
		Valasay is a little hamlet on the isle of Great Bernera, an island off the west coast of Lewis which is reached by a bridge that crosses the Atlantic.
		Bernera is in itself a very scenic island and is ideal for walking, fishing and birdwatching.
		The lounge has an open solid fuel fire, and the spacious kitchen/dining area is fitted with an electric cooker, fridge, microwave oven and a washer/dryer.
	scotsell.com /cottages/valasay.shtml (325 words)

	Berneray, North Uist Information
		It should not be confused with Great Bernera, near Lewis.
		Berneray is known as the birthplace of the giant Angus MacAskill and for its sandy beaches backed with sand dunes.
		The west beach, a three mile stretch of wide, clean and often deserted sand, is widely acclaimed as one of the worlds great beaches.
	www.bookrags.com /wiki/Berneray,_North_Uist (646 words)

	Great Bernera - 25/02/05
		One elderly gentleman bursts into song between Leurbost and Achamor, but I am advised that he is probably a bit tipsy.
		At Garynahine, a minibus is waiting for Great Bernera passengers.
		The beach is breathtaking, with great views north / northwest to offshore islets.
	journals.aol.co.uk /pharmolo/NorthernTrip/entries/2005/03/13/great-bernera---250205/1404 (375 words)

	Bernera (Great Bernera/Bostadh) (Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork) \| The Modern Antiquarian \| Bernera ...
		Bernera (Great Bernera/Bostadh) (Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc.
		Archeological items of interest on the island of Great Bernera (Bearnaraigh) are the standing stones at Cleitir beside the bridge, the remains of the broch on Loch Bharabhat and the remains of iron age houses at Bostadh.
		The remains of the ship and its treasure taken from an English merchantman is not precisely known but is thought to be between Circebost harbour and Bostadh.
	www.themodernantiquarian.com /site/1277 (375 words)

	Hotels in Great bernera, Great bernera Hotels
		You can refine your search for hotels in Great bernera by clicking the 'Refine Search' button at the top of each results page.
		Hopefully you will be able to find cheap hotels in Great bernera, making your stay in Great bernera a bargain.
		We also provide listings for the local areas, so should you not find suitable hotels in Great bernera then you can simply click on anyone of the local places to the left of the results.
	www.hotelstostayin.com /hotels/great_bernera_hotels.php (321 words)

	Windsurfing, Surfing and Kite Surfing in West Wales: Lewis
		It's worth taking a journey to the island of Great Bernera, which is joined to Lewis by a bridge.
		The views and Iron Age fort at Bostadh are worth the trip.
		Great Bernera does have a small museum and a school, but not a lot else
	www.forces-of-nature.co.uk /lewis.htm (531 words)

	West Highland Free Press Local Newspaper for the Isle of Skye and Western Isles in the Gaelic and English (Site not responding. Last check: )
		As the history books now demonstrate, it was a battle in which the residents of Great Bernera triumphed over the influential and wealthy owners of Grimersta Estate.
		This infuriated the local community and a band of Bernera residents marched on Stornoway, a journey of over 20 miles, to make their feelings known.
		As Rev MacAulay, explains Great Bernera is a vastly different place from 50 years ago, with the bridge at the epicentre of change.
	www.whfp.com /1631/top1.html (992 words)

	Bostadh Iron Age House \| Great Bernera Island, United Kingdom Travel Blog
		After a short trip down the Loch we came to Great Bernera Island, on the northern shores of which is Bostadh Beach onto which we landed using, as usual, the Zodiacs.
		In an echo of the discovery of Skara Brae a century and a half earlier, a storm in 1993 cut away the dunes on the east side of Bostadh Beach at the north end of the island of Great Bernera.
		Following the storm a series of stone structures were found to be projecting through the new dune surface.
	www.travelpod.com /cgi-bin/guest.pl?tweb_UID=drewag&tweb_tripID=scotland-2006&tweb_entryID=1152316800&tweb_PID=tpod (632 words)

	Saturday 08/07/06 - Great Bernera
		We head west, along the B8011, over the Grimersta River and then north along the B8059 to Great Bernera.
		Once over the 1950s bridge to Great Bernera (which replaced a dodgy ferry cum rowing-boat), we quickly reach the main village, Breacleit.
		The weather appears to breaking down from the east as we head south across Bernera.
	journals.aol.co.uk /pharmolo/NorthernTrip/entries/2006/07/10/saturday-080706---great-bernera/2345 (425 words)

	Bernera web sites & information - Bernera Highland Scotland IV40 - Bernera UK
		Bernera Tourist Information, including nearby attractions and things to do, other towns near Bernera You are here: Towns -andgt; Towns in Highland -andgt; Bernera
		Great Bernera summary with 1 pages of encyclopedia entries, research information,...
		Ardnamurchan Westray Papa Lochboisdale Uig Bernera Isle of Harris Colonsay North...
	www.dotukdirectory.co.uk /d162512.html (184 words)

	Overview of Great Bernera (Site not responding. Last check: )
		An inhabited island lying off the west coast of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides, Great Bernera (Gael: Bearnaraigh) lies a mile (1.5 km) northwest of Callanish.
		In 1874, Great Bernera was the site of a crofter's land revolt and this event is remebered by a cairn in the centre of the island.
		The population stands at 262 (1991) and has greatly benefited from the Great Bernera Bridge, opened in 1953.
	www.geo.ed.ac.uk /scotgaz/features/featurefirst1941.html (145 words)

	Harsgeir View Cottage Great Bernera Western Isles (Site not responding. Last check: )
		On 10 acre croft on the island of Great Bernera.
		Great location for discovering the Western Isles of Scotland
		Accommodation Name: situated in the village of Hacklete in Great Bernera.
	www.alltheseasons.net /hol/html_pages/pid287_english.html (133 words)

	Great Bernera - Term Explanation on IndexSuche.Com (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Bernera is also known for its Iron_Age (or possibly Pictish) settlement, discovered in 1992 and now covered by sand to preserve it.
		The island should not be confused with islands called Berneray, nor with Little_Bernera.
		A copy of the license is included in the section entitled
	www.indexsuche.com /Great_Bernera.html (148 words)

	Endnotes
		These stamps were issued to commemorate the Scientific Exploration Society of England's expedition to the Dahlak Islands in 1969-70.
		BERNERA ISLANDS - The stamps listed are local post stamps issued for Great Bernera and Little Bernera Islands, which lie northwest of the Isle of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides.
		Four mailboxes are maintained on the islands and they are serviced at regular intervals.
	www.personal.psu.edu /crr2/turtstmp/current/endnotes.html (993 words)

	Lewis Information
		The island of Bernera (Great Bernera) in the district of Uig is linked to the mainland of Lewis by a bridge opened in 1953.
		From the ancient site of Callanish with its standing stones to the Dun Carloway Broch, from the Iron Age houses near Bostadh (Great Bernera) to the Black House village at Garenin near Carloway, from St.
		Columba's church in Aignish to the Teampull Mholuaidh in Ness, history is to be found all over the island.
	www.bookrags.com /wiki/Lewis (805 words)

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