Tour Scotland Photography Remote Beach Isle of Harris

Tour Scotland travel Blog photography of a beautiful remote beach on ancestry, genealogy, history visit and trip to the Isle of Harris, Outer Hebrides. Scottish Gaelic: Na Hearadh, on visit to the Outer Hebrides. Although not an island itself, Harris is often referred to as the Isle of Harris, which divides naturally into northern and southern parts which are separated by West and East Loch Tarbert. The southern part of Harris is less mountainous, with numerous unspoilt, white sandy beaches on the west coast. The beaches of Luskentyre and Scarista are amongst the most spectacular. All photographs are copyright of Sandy Stevenson, Tour Scotland, and may not be used without permission.

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Tour Scotland Photograph Oreval Mountain Isle of Harris

Tour Scotland photograph of Oreval mountain, Isle of Harris, Outer Hebrides.

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Tour Scotland Island Of Harris Video

Tour Scotland Island Of Harris Video. Harris is the southern and more mountainous part of Lewis and Harris, the largest island in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. Although not an island itself, Harris is often referred to as the Isle of Harris.

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For many armchair travelers the Outer Hebrides of Scotland epitomize the beauty and remoteness of island life. And the most dramatic of all the Hebrides is Harris, where the legendary Harris Tweed is woven by local crofters, reflecting the strength, durability, and integrity of life on Harris. Harris has dramatic mountains and huge, pristine sandy beaches bordering the open Atlantic. Yeadon captures in words and through his evocative line drawings the life of the island people, their folkways and humour and the simple life of crofting and fishing which have hardly changed in hundreds of years. Although sometimes threatened by the inroads of commerce and tourism, Harris remains in many ways idyllic, the most resonant and romantic of all the Hebridean islands. Yeadon also makes side trips to Barra, the southernmost of the Hebrides, to the Shiant Islands with author Adam Nicolson and to the fabled St. Kilda, the most remote of all the Scottish islands, 50 miles out in the Atlantic, wreathed in legend and history. Seasons on Harris: A Year in Scotland's Outer Hebrides.

Tour Scotland Ailein Duinn Video

Tour Scotland Ailein Duinn video. Ailein duinn or Dark-haired Alan, is a traditional Scottish song for solo female voice, a lament that was written in Gàidhlig for Ailean Moireasdan, Alan Morrison, by his fiancée, Annag Chaimbeul, Annie Campbell. In 1788, Ailean, a sailor, set off with his ship to Scalpay, Harris, where he and Annag would be married. In a tragic twist, the ship sailed into a storm and all on board were lost. Annag was devastated and lost her will to live, dying several months later. Her body was later discovered on the beach, not far from where Ailean's body was found. Before she died, Annag composed this lament for her lost love. Song is sung on this video by Capercaillie.

How sorrowful I am
Early in the morning rising.

Chorus (after each verse):
Ò hì, I would go with thee
Hì ri bhò hò ru bhì
Hì ri bhò hò rinn o ho
Brown-haired Alan, ò hì, I would go with thee.

If it is thy pillow the sand
If it is thy bed the seaweed.

If it is the fish thy candles bright
If it is the seals thy watchmen.

I would drink, though all would abhor it
Of thy heart's blood after thy drowning.

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Tour Scotland Isle Of Harris Slideshow

Tour Scotland Isle Of Harris Slideshow. The beaches of Harris are amongst the most beautiful in Scotland.

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Tour Scotland Photograph Huisinis Beach Island Of Harris

Tour Scotland travel Blog photography of Huisinis Beach on ancestry, genealogy, history visit and trip to Island Of Harris, Outer Hebrides. Huisinish or Hushinish is a remote place on the west coast of Harris. It lies at the end of a 12 mile long single track B road. The settlement of only four houses overlooking a white sand beach with views to the Atlantic. Nearby, and to the north, lies the uninhabited island of Scarp, the location of an experimental rocket postal service in the 1930s.


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Old Photograph Hebridean Peat Carrier Scotland

Old photograph of Hebridean Peat Carrier on the Island Of Harris, Scotland. Some Scotch whisky distilleries, such as those on Islay, use peat fires to dry malted barley. The drying process takes about 30 hours. This gives the whiskies a distinctive smoky flavour, often called " peatiness ". The peatiness, or degree of peat flavour, of a whisky, is calculated in ppm of phenol. Normal Highland whiskies have a peat level of up to 30 ppm, and the whiskies on Islay usually have up to 50 ppm. In rare types like the Octomore, the whisky can have more than 100 ppm of phenol. Scotch Ales can also use peat roasted malt, imparting a similar smoked flavor.



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Tour Scotland Photograph Seilebost Isle Of Harris

Tour Scotland travel Blog photography of Seilebost Beach on ancestry, genealogy, history visit and trip to Isle Of Harris. Seilebost,has a history rooted in both the natural beauty of its surroundings and the cultural heritage of the Outer Hebrides. The area surrounding Seilebost, including the beaches and surrounding machair, is known for its stunning scenery and walking opportunitie.
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Tour Scotland Photograph Luskentyre Beach

Tour Scotland photograph of Luskentyre Beach, Isle of Harris, Outer Hebrides, Scotland. The name Luskentyre derives from Lios-cinn-tir, meaning, headland fort, although there is no trace or local knowledge of a fort at the headland. However, the headland contains the site of an old part of Luskentyre Cemetery. Luskentyre Beach has been voted Britain's best beach. Luskentyre is accessible from the A859, via a minor road. Wildlife in the area includes the common scoter, the velvet scoter, the Eider duck, the wigeon, the long-tailed duck, the red-breasted merganser, the great northern diver and the Slavonian grebe.



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Tour Scotland Photograph Church of St Clement Isle Of Harris

Tour Scotland photograph of St Clements church and cemetery near Rodel, Isle of Harris, Outer Hebrides, Scotland. A fifteenth century Scottish church in Rodel, Harris, Scotland, built for the Chiefs of the MacLeods of Harris. It is dedicated to Pope Clement I. It is sometimes known as Eaglais Ròdal or Rodal Church. According to Dean Donald Munro in his 1549 work about the Wester Isles, the church was built for the Chiefs of the MacLeods of Harris, who lived in Dunvegan Castle in Skye, probably from about 1520.



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Tour Scotland Photograph Rainbow Isle Of Harris Outer Hebrides

Tour Scotland photograph of a double rainbow over cottages on the Isle Of Harris, Outer Hebrides, Scotland.



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