Category: Explore – Howmore and More of South Uist

Be aware and be warned that this idyllic scene of the seashore and machair near Howmore is not witnessed, in real life, every day of the year. Howmore is in an exposed position on the Atlantic coast where winds can be strong and gales evident. This short YouTube clip gives you a taste of what Read More …

Here is an extract from the blog of Cody Duncan, written after a turbulent winter crossing to the islands and created in January 2013. ‘At Howmore, South Uist, is one of three hostels run by the Gatliff Trust. The hostels are simple places in restored, thatched roof black houses; as the traditional, single room stone houses Read More …

PastHorizons: adventures-in-archaeology has an interesting website. One of its items features Howmore and what is perceived to be a time-capsule, running in an unbroken line from the Iron Age to the Clearances. An aspect that it examines is the theory that the Viking incomers did not slaughter the inhabitants of this and other settlements, but Read More …