Category: Explore – Howmore and More of South Uist

There are many walks in the Highlands & Islands presented by walkhighlands and some are accompanied by a report. The beach circuit, one-hour exploration around the shore and vicinity of Howmore does not have a follow-up by those who have taken the various routes, enjoyed them and wish to provide more details for others. Here Read More …

Three generations of cattle, looking alive and well, pose in front of Ormacleit Castle, defunct and ruined. It is, however, monitored by the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland. It was occupied from 1705 until 1715 when it burned down, allegedly on the same day that its occupant, Allan Macdonald, was Read More …

Expansive beaches, sweeping machair shorelines and here, at Tobha Beag (Howbeg), from Radius Images, is a photograph that makes an ultimate statement of – ‘Big Sky‘. There is an irony here as the Gaelic ‘beag’ is translated as ‘small’. Nearby Howmore comes from the opposite, ‘Tobha Mor’. Whatever the derivations may be, countless hostellers have found Read More …