Articles on the Hebrides
Articles on the Hebrides: Please click the heading to view the page
| Section (Link) | Description |
| Whisky Galore | An article on the background to the film Whisky Galore. |
| Seven's on Harris | July 2005 saw a collection of 25 Seven's cruising about the island of Harris together with classic cars of all description. Read more... |
| Peat cutting | Peat is a fuel used in the Hebrides for many centuries. |
| Gaelic Songs | A list of Gaelic songs - some with translations. |
| Bird Life in the Hebrides | Details on the varied bird life in the Outer Hebrides / Western Isles. |
| Placenames of Skye | A large list of Gaelic Placenames of Skye with their interpretations / meanings in english. (Mainly mountains etc.) |
| Place-names of Skye and their Interpretations | A large list of Place-names of Skye with their Gaelic, Norse and English interpretations/meanings. (Mainly towns etc.) |
| Virtual Hebrides Archive |
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| Ness in Lewis will be the venue of a 3-day international conference on 'Traditions of sea-bird fowling in the North Atlantic region' from Thursday 9 th -Saturday 11 th September. | |
| Kenwood Universal Cartridges For Kenwood(tm) Jug (6 pk) | Woolworth's customers looking for replacement cartridges for their Kenwwod water filters can purchase them here - Woolies has stopped stocking them having sold a shed load of the water filters!!! |
| Water Quality In The Outer Hebrides / Western Isles | The water quality in the Outer Hebrides / Western Isles has changed over recent years. Many would say for the worse. Alarming facts are included in this article. |
| Castaway 2000 | Castaway 2000 was a series of television programmes shown on the BBC in the year 2000. It was an experiment which left a group of 30 people "stranded" on the Isle of Taransay. The series griped the nation and produced a couple of stars - remember Ray Bowyer? |
| News Archive | A large list of old news stories submitted by a visitor to The Virtual Hebrides. Some are very interesting. Take a look and see what you can find. If you have an interesting news article why not email it to us. |
| Eillean Glas Lighthouse Couple Jailed | Finally, the Ford-Sagers are paying the price for conning nice, kin-hearted people but what happens to this ancient lighthouse now? |
