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Tarbert - Isle of Harris - Western Isles - Outer Hebrides
Tarbert is the main town on the Isle of Harris - Western Isles. Tarbert is the economic and political of Harris in the Outer Hebrides. Tarbert is on the shores of Loch Tarbert. In 1840 a new pier was built, where the ferries from Uig on Skye sail to. Around Tarbert in the mid 1800's there was a large whaling industry which only stopped in the 1950's.The mountains give a fine backdrop for the small town which is actually in the valley that slopes down to the port.


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Tarbert - Isle of Harris - Western Isles
tarbert harbour - Isle of Harris
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Tarbert Harbour
  
Tarbert Harbour
  
Tarbert Harbour
On a lovely October Saturday, the reflections in the water of the Tarbert Village
  
On a lovely October Saturday, the reflections in the water of the Tarbert Village
  
On a lovely October Saturday, the reflections in the water of the Tarbert Village
         
Tarbert - Isle of Harris - Western Isles   Rainbow Near Tarbert   Scalpay Bridge seen from the ferry sept 2009
Tarbert Harbour
  
Rainbow - Tarbert
 
Scalpay Bridge
On a lovely October Saturday, the reflections in the water of the Tarbert Village
  
A beautiful rainbow, near Tarbert - Isle of Harris
  
A lovely view of Scalpay Bridge as seen from the ferry leaving Tarbert - Western Isles
         
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Tarbert - From The Ferry

 
Tarbert Harbour
 
Tarbert - Isle of Harris
The view of the Tarbert port from the Ferry - as we were pulling away.

Tarbert Harbour - still and calm Isle of Harris - The Western isles

A quiet Saturday in March 2009 the tranquil harbour is quiet

the ferry at tarbert   lighthouse seen from the tarbert to uig ferry   stornoway war memorial plaque
The Ferry
At Tarbert
 
Eilean Lighthouse
Scalpay
 
View of Tarbert

The Caledonian MacBrayne ferry in the port harbour of Tarbert

This scene of the lighthouse was taken from the Tarbert to Uig ferry Eilean Glas Lighthouse takes its name from Glas Island, Scalpay.
  
This is a view of Tarbert as seen just as the ferry left for Uig on Skye May 2009.
         
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Scalpay Bridge
       
View of Scalpay Bridge from the Tarbert - Uig Ferry May 2009
       
         
         
Tarbert (Taibeart)
The name is actually from the Norse words for "a place where boats could be pulled across from the head pf one loch to another" - in this instance its the East Loch to the West Loch. Tarbert is the main community on Harris and is the port where the Calmac Ferries enter and depart from in Harris.

Ferry Crossings
Caledonian MacBrayne provide ferry crosssings from Uig on the Isle of Skye to Tarbert on the Isle of Harris.
         
         
TARBERT - WESTERN ISLES - ISLE OF HARRIS
 
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