The 30ft high statue of Our Lady of the Isles, offering magnificent views over South Uist in the Western Isles. The statue was the work of the sculptor Hew Lorimer and erected in 1957. More pics and info: https://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/southuist/geirinis/index.html

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The fascinating harbour and ferry port of Lochboisdale or Loch Baghasdail on South Uist in the Western Isles. It developed in the herring boom in the latter half of the 1800s and gained a steamer pier in 1880. More pics and info: https://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/southuist/lochboisdale/index.html

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Tha mi air mo dhòigh teachdaireachd nan Teisteanasan a sgaoileadh an an Uibhist a Deas is Barraigh aig deireadh na mìosa, an cuideachd eadar-theangair na Beurla Ghallta Gòrdan Cearrach.

I'm excited to be bringing the message of Depositions to South Uist and Barra before the end of the month, joining our Scots translator Gordon Kerr.

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Flora MacDonald's birthplace and monument on beautiful South Uist in the Western Isles. She was born on an apparently unknown date in 1722 and would later become famous for helping Bonnie Prince Charlie cross "over the sea to Skye". More pics and info: https://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/southuist/southuist/index.html

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Thatched croft house and mountains: the beautiful setting of Howmore or Tobha Mor on the island of South Uist in the Western Isles. The village is home to one of Scotland's best collections of thatched buildings. More pics and info: https://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/southuist/howmore/index.html

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"Caution Otters Crossing." The South Ford Causeway linking South Uist to Benbecula in the Western Isles. The 800m causeway was opened in 1982, replacing an 82 span single-lane concrete bridge built in 1942. More pics and info: https://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/benbecula/benbecula/index.html

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