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Simple Youth Hostels in the Outer Hebrides
Rhenigidale may be at the end of the road, but it’s not the gateway to nowhere.
Loch Seaforth is an impressive sea-loch that divides Lewis and Harris. Once, before the Western Isles were granted unified local authority status, it marked the boundary between Ross & Cromarty and Inverness-shire. A short walk behind the Rhenigidale hostel takes you close to where the Loch meets The Minch. Here there is a holiday cottage where construction work Read More …
Before the road was built to Rhenigidale, the postman made his deliveries by a well-defined path involving some arduous climbs en route to and from the Tarbert to Scalpay road. This and other paths in the district have been maintained and provide interest as well as exertions. Take a look at the WalkHighlands details and Read More …
In 1986 extensive research was done to record aspects of everyday life in the United Kingdom. The data has been stored in the Domesday Project and can be retrieved. Here are the entries for Rhenigidale and they make interesting reading for the road had not yet reached the settlement then. The hostel, however, had been Read More …