Difference between revisions of "Western Isles"

Latest revision as of 21:56, January 3, 2010

Redirect to:

@@ Line 1: / Line 1: @@
-The '''Western Isles''' (Gaelic: ''Na h-Eileanan Siar''), also known as the [[Outer Hebrides]], are a chain of Scottish islands in the North Atlantic Ocean, off the north-west coast of [[Scotland]]. The main islands are [[Lewis]] and [[Harris]] (which form one island), [[North Uist]], [[Benbecula]], [[South Uist]] and [[Barra]]. The two Uists and Benbecula are connected by bridges and causeways and are collectively known as 'the long island'. The administrative centre of the Western Isles is [[Stornoway]]. The islands, formerly divided between [[Invernessshire]] and [[Ross & Cromarty]], became a region of Scotland in 1975 and a county in 1996.
+#Redirect[[Hebrides#Outer Hebrides]]
-The islands are a stronghold of [[Gaelic]] language and culture, and are among the most strongly religious areas in the [[United Kingdom]]. In Lewis, Harris and North Uist [[Protestantism]] is the predominant faith; in the other islands, [[Roman Catholicism]].
-[[Category:United Kingdom Counties]]
-[[Category:Scotland]]
-[[Category:Islands]]