Tour Scotland Photograph Castle Wearie Benbecula Outer Hebrides Scotland

Tour Scotland photograph of a Castle Wearie also known as Borve Castle on Benbecula, Scotland. An island of the Outer Hebrides in the Atlantic Ocean. The island lies between the islands of North Uist and South Uist, to which it is connected by road causeways. The well known tune The Dark Island was written by accordionist Iain MacLachlan from Benbecula. The now ruined tower house was occupied by the Macdonalds of Benbecula until the early 17th century.


Dark Island being sung at a Folk Night in Scone, Perthshire, Scotland.

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