Exploring Scotland's islands! Download the free app to find your perfect island match and collect passport 'stamps'! Banner image credit - Isobel Thompson
🍂❄️ Your autumn & winter escape to Islay awaits. From charming cottages to peaceful seaside stays, find the perfect base for your autumn or winter getaway. Check our live availability and start planning your island escape:
🔗 islayinfo.com/stay#VisitIslay#DiscoverIslay
📍 Great Bernera
#FunFactFriday
The Time & Tide bell in the waters at Bosta plays with the rise and fall of the tide and waves.
Why not walk over the bridge from Uig to Bernera and you can say you have walked over the Atlantic!
📸 Colin Nutt
#StampStories#GreatBernera, Beàrnaraigh (Leòdhais).
Gàidhlig
Tha stampa Bheàrnaraigh a’ sealltainn a’ Chluig Tìm is Tràigh aig Tràigh Bhostaidh. Tha an ìomhaigh ag obair le lìonadh is tràghadh an làin is nan tonn gus pàtrain ciùil àraid is caochlaideach a chruthachadh.
English
The stamp for Great Bernera depicts the Time and Tide Bell at Bosta Beach. The sculpture works with the rise and fall of the tide and the waves to create unique and varied musical patterns.
🎨 Alison Johnston
✍️ Jo MacDonald
@visitouterhebrides
with our island partners.
Jot down your memories and flavours in the Tasting Notes section to remember your journey.
These passport sized keepsakes are perfect to pop in your pocket for your island adventures!
Grab one here: scottishislandgifts.com/prod…@Isle20Shop
Our third travelogue, Eat, Drink, Explore, uncovers some of our amazing island food and drink producers. Tour through 20 featured islands using taste as the starting point.
Our islands have a diverse and exciting range of tastes to uncover.
Collect your brass stamp rubbing..
#StockistStories
Today we are focusing on our stockist in Harris – Talla na Mara!
@tallanamara is a Community Enterprise Centre overlooking the golden sands of Niseaboist Beach on the Isle of Harris. Talla na Mara is Gaelic for the “Centre by the sea” and is owned and managed by
the West Harris Trust on behalf of the local community.
For more information, visit their website: tallanamara.co.uk/about/
Don't forget to pick up a copy of our #MeetTheMakers travelogue when you visit!
Check out our app to find out more about Harris... download it free today.
📍 Ulva
#FunFactFriday
Ulva has a rich history being inhabited for more than 7,000 year and was heavily affected by the Highland Clearances - but today it’s community-owned.
Explore its trails, spot wildlife, and experience a powerful story of island renewal.
#StampStories
Today it's #Ulva, Ulbha. See the story in Gàidhlig then in English.
Gàidhlig
Tha stampa Ulbha a’ sealltainn tursa. Tha eachdraidh tuineachaidh bheairteach is fhada ann an Ulbha, agus tha grunn thursachan ann a’ dol air ais gu 1500RC.
English
The stamp for Ulva depicts a standing stone. Ulva, which has a rich and long history of habitation, is home to a number of standing stones dating back to 1500BC.
🎨 Daisy Williams
✍️ Jo MacDonald
The second in our series of travelogues is Shaping Our Islands which explores our islands’ built heritage and history that shaped them and the communities that continue to thrive.
Be inspired to visit different Scottish islands and collect passport stamps at our community..
hosted brass stamp rubbing points on the 20 featured islands.
Learn about each island’s heritage.
Capture your own memories in the ‘field notes’ section.
Order yours today: scottishislandgifts.com/prod…@Isle20Shop