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Western Isles, Orkney & Shetland

Callanish Standing Stones, Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides (© Gail Johnson - Fotolia.com)
Callanish Standing Stones, Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides

Attractions


Outer Hebrides Islands

Dunvegan Castle
Dunvegan Castle, Isle of Skye (photo by Pam Brophy - Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 Generic license)
outstanding Dunvegan Castle
St Kilda Islands ※
The Street, St Kilda (© Joe Gough - iStockphoto.com)
outstanding St Kilda Islands

Portree (Port Righ)
Portree (Port Righ), Isle of Skye (© Circumnavigation - Fotolia.com)
very good Portree (Port Righ)
Stornoway (Steornabhagh)
Stornoway (Steornabhagh), Isle of Lewis (photo by Stephen Branley - Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 Generic license)
very good Stornoway (Steornabhagh)

Other attractions

very good Callanish Standing Stones
very good Canna Island
good Lews Castle
very good Mingulay, Berneray & Pabbay Islands

Orkney Islands

Balfour Castle
Balfour Castle (photo by Colin Smith - Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 Generic license)
very good Balfour Castle
Fair Isle
North Haven, Fair Isle (photo by Dr Julian Paren - Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 Generic license)
very good Fair Isle

Kirkwall
Cathedral of St Magnus, Kirkwall (photo by Robert Scarth - Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 Generic license)
very good Kirkwall
Stromness
Stromness Harbour (photo by Geoff Wong - Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic license)
very good Stromness

Yesnaby
Yesnaby (© macallan99 - Fotolia.com)
very good Yesnaby
Noltland Castle
Noltland Castle (photo by John Tustin - Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic license)
good Noltland Castle (ruins)
Heart of Neolithic Orkney ※
Ring of Brodgar
Ring of Brodgar (© David Woods - Fotolia.com)
very good Ring of Brodgar
Skara Brae
Skara Brae (© Richard Moon - iStockphoto.com)
very good Skara Brae

Maeshowe
Maeshowe (photo by Nachosan - Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license)
good Maeshowe
Standing Stones of Stenness
The Watchstone, Standing Stones of Stenness (© macallan99 - Fotolia.com)
good Standing Stones of Stenness

Shetland Islands

Lerwick
Viking boat in front of Lerwick (© Lars Johansson - Fotolia.com)
very good Lerwick


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  • : Best of Europe

Natural attractions

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  • : Highly recommended
  • : World-class natural attraction
  • ※ : UNESCO World Heritage site


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