Scotland’s Surprising Island Trails

Neil Oliver, historian and TV host.

Going on London holidays ?  If you’re looking for a UK nature break, head to Scotland, home to over 700 islands.

VisitScotland has recently launched the Surprising Island Trails to highlight these lesser known island destinations.

Says Neil Oliver, historian and TV host:

“Scotland’s islands are full of surprises and it’s always a treat to get away there. I discover something new every time I visit and hope the places on these trails encourage other people to explore the islands.”

Scotland’s Surprising Island Trails highlight unusual and surprising things across the islands this autumn.

The Surprising Island Trails and their highlights are:

The Outer Hebrides & Skye

• Cone-shaped hills of Faerie Glen on Skye
• Airport where planes land on the beach on Barra
• Surfing on Harris and Lewis

Orkney & Shetland

• Whale watching on Shetland
• The most northerly inhabited castle in UK (Orkney)
• Carved footprints at Shetland’s Clickimin Broch

Inner Hebrides and Islands in the South

• The world’s 3rd largest whirlpool near Jura
• Eagles and otters on Mull
• Europe’s smallest cathedral on Cumbrae

An Archaeological trail (focusing on Orkney, Shetland and the Outer Hebrides)

• Place in Britain where prehistoric mummies have been found (South Uist)
• Tomb of the Eagles with its tales of sky burials and sea eagles (Orkney)
• Skara Brae, a Neolithic village predating the Egyptian pyramids and (Orkney)

For more info on an island break in Scotland, go to VisitScotland.com

Image courtesy of VisitScotland.

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