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Huisinish |
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The sea just glistens - en route to the Huisinish beach - near the castle. |
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Loch Seaforth on a lovely day - Isle of Harris |
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Another view of a beautiful loch in the Isle of Harris |
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Two Otters Playing - Flodabay |
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Just one of the group of seals near Finsbay - Isle of Harris |
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Huisinis Rd - Cloud Drama
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Huisinis Rd
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HUisinis Beach
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Huisinis Rd - Isle of Harris March 2011 |
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Huisinis Rd - Isle of Harris March 2011 |
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The gentle waves at Huisinis - Isle of Harris March 2011
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Harris beaches |
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Isle of Harris |
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Seilabost -isle of Harris |
Harris Beaches really are the prettiest beaches in Scotland |
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The Harris Hills create the perfect backdrop |
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Seilabost beach on a lovely weekend in June. |
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Walk - Maraig to Urgha
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The walk looks like it will be great -we intend to do this one. |
View of the mountain from Maraig - it looked splendid |
These pretty falls are at the beginning of the Maraig to Urgha walk on Harris |
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Fishing Boats Moored - Isle of Harris
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Sea LOchs - Isle of Harris |
These lovely boats were moored - a beautiful setting on the Isle of Harris |
Golden beach on the Isle of Harris on a sunny day in March |
Lovely sea lochs - Isle of Harris |
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Luskentyre Beach
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Another view of the lovely Luskentyre Beach - world renowned |
Tarbert Harbour -still and calm -
Isle of Harris - The Western isles
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Looking out from Horgabost beach on Isle Of Harris |
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Inside St Clements Church - Rodel |
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Rocky Landscape - Harris
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Beautiful inside this lovely old church. Graham admiring the architecture - before climbing the old stone stairs |
A great rocky landscape scene - Isle of Harris
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Even the rocks are pretty! The bright yellow make them gleam |
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Luskentyre Beach
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Sheep on Harris
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Highland Cattle - Huisinis Rd |
A lovely day - June - at
Luskentyre beach - Harris.
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Sheep grazing on the saltings at Northton - small grass islands. |
Cows being nosey at the start of the Huisinis Road |
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Borve beach - Western Isles
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Mievig - on the Golden Road Harris
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| Looking from Scarista to Borve beach with Luskentyre across the water |
This idyllic setting with snowy mountains in Harris.
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Looking down on Horgabost beach and across to Luskentyre |
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Boat - on the Golden Road Harris
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Looking across from Northton
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Looking across from Borve |
We passed this tranquil scene just past Mievig Harris - Western Isles |
This snowy mountain scene - shot from Northton near Leverburgh
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Looking down on Borve beach and across to Luskentyre |
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Snowy scene from Borve
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Rainbow - near Tarbert
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Looking across from Borve beach on a gorgeous Saturday in March |
October - this rainbow alights the skies - near Tarbert |
Looking down on the village of Northton South Harris |
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Northton South Harris
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Tarbert - Isle of Harris
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The Huisinis Road
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Looking down the road to the lovely village of Northton |
A quiet Saturday in March 2009 the tranquil harbour is quiet
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Amhuinnsuidhe Castle
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Tarbert to Stornoway Road
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A Post Office - Isle of Harris
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View from Ardhasaig - Harris
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The stunning views from the Tarbert to Stornoway Road - isle of Harris
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A rather unusual post office in The Isle of Harris
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More stunning views from the Tarbert to Stornoway Road - isle of Harris
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The Ferry At Tarbert
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Boat Moored along Golden Road
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The Caledonian MacBrayne ferry in the port harbour of Tarbert
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This lovely loch in Harris - the water was crystal clear. |
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Lovely Autumn Colours and just a glimpse of the boat |
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Luskentyre Beach - may 2009
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A lovely loch at the start of 'The Golden Road' - Isle of Harris
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This huge stone was placed here by a clansman many years ago.!
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Couldn't be anywhere else really! A stunning Luskentyre beach
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Harris - house in a niche |
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Calf Suckling on Huisinis Road |
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Huisinis - Scenes En Route |
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On the way to Huisinis beach - isle of Harris - this lovely scene |
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A scene taken by the Huisinis Rd, near Amhuinnsuidhe Castle |
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View of Tarbert
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Scalpay Bridget
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Tarbert - From The Ferry
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This is a view of Tarbert as seen just as the ferry left for Uig on Skye |
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View of Scalpay Bridge from the Tarbert - Uig Ferry |
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The view of the Tarbert port from the Ferry - as we were pulling away. |
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Seilabost beach |
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Rodel - Cliff tops |
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Huisinis Beach |
One of the prettiest western isles beaches - Seilabost with golden sand and aqua marine seas |
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The sheep really do get just about anywhere as you can see - these we spotted at Rodel cliff tops - Isle of Harris |
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Huisinis beach - Isle of Harris.This Hebridean beach is just perfect - and all the better for having travelled along the beautiful Huisinis Road to reach it! |
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Amhuinnsuidhe Castle
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Huisinis - Scenes En Route |
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Rodel - A peaceful bay |
Amhuinnsuidhe Castle in a stunning location with views to South Harris and the islands beyond“. Amhuinnsuidhe” is the Gaelic for “sitting by the river” |
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This lovely countryside is a scene taken by the Huisinis Rd, near Amhuinnsuidhe Castle |
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This lovely bay near Rodel is so peaceful - just sit and watch the sea and the birds |
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Flodobay - Isle of Harris
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Flodobay - Isle of Harris
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Traigh Mheilein Beach
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Flodobay - a boat moored near the jetty - Isle of Harris |
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Flodobay - Fleoideabhagh - Isle of Harris - Western Isles |
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To reach this beach from the North side of Huisinis you have quite a scramble - but well worth the effort! |
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Greylag Goose - Isle of Harris
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Sheep on the Saltings
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Church and Lovely Loch
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Greylag goose seen in The Isle of Harris. |
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Sheep grazing on the saltings at Northton - small grass islands. |
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The lilies in this loch near Lingerbay were just beautiful |
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The Isle of Harris is the southern part of the largest island of the Outer Hebrides - or Western Isles which is the description given to the islands in modern times. The Isle of Harris lies 25 miles North West of the Isle of Skye and 40 miles West of mainland Scotland.
The Isle of Harris and a wild mountainous almost moonscape feel about it - Harris has fantastic white, golden sandy beaches and you do see clear blue skies and aqua marine seas.
There are many inland lochs in The Isle of Harris which really are pretty, and of course are excellent for fishermen who can often be seen relaxing by the lochs. The Harris islanders have a beautiful soft lilt to to their voices and the accent is unmistakable and even sounds very romantic.
Harris has winding single track roads - which make it very different from being on the mainland - and these and the Harris hills and mountains provide a wonderful scenic backdrop that lets you exploit the beauty of The Isle of Harris in a very leisurely way.
North Harris
Adjoining Lewis has "An Cliseam" , the highest mountain in the Outer Hebrides at 799 metres.
South Harris
The southern part of Harris is less mountainous, with lots of unspoilt white sandy beaches on the west coast.The main settlements are Rodel, known for its medieval St. Clement's Church, and Leverburgh, where you can catch the ferry south to the Uists. Luskentyre and Scarista are considered to be most spectacular beaches with miles of golden white sands.
East Harris
There is a spectacular east coast road which winds along through the Bays of Harris - and small villages like Lickisto, Geocrab, Manish, Flodabay, Ardvay, Finsbay and Lingerbay.
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