The Isle of #Lewis is the northern two-thirds of Lewis and Harris, while the Isle of #Harris is the southern one-third. The Isle of Lewis is usually flatter, though the two sides of the island are actually divided by largely impassable mountains running in an east-west direction. While the area is today part of Na h-Eileanan Siar, or the #WesternIsles #OuterHebrides, the traditional counties had been divided between #Ross and #Cromarty with Lewis and #Inverness with Harris.

#Hebrides

#Stornoway

19th March 2026, 4pm
Discussion session in the library

The film is available to watch online:
https://fires-and-fascism.co.uk/#watch-online as the library is not able to screen it - but the discussion will go ahead!

#wildfires #windfarms #community #IsleofLewis #OuterHebrides #libraries #discussion

Particularly looking forward to getting to #Lewis #OuterHebrides and #Skye #Portree. The #libraries can't screen the film but they are hosting discussion sessions and you can watch the film first: https://www.zeffy.com/en-GB/donation-form/watch-fires-and-fascism

@xrscotland @HI_Greens

Watch: Fires and Fascism

Trailers can be viewed here: https://fires-and-fascism.co.uk'Fires and Fascism' is my first film and I made it to tell the stories of how communities recovered from wildfires. On my journey, I found the story deepened and involved big business, organised crime, and the far right.This is a donation page to have the film sent to you by email. I am making this a 'pay what you can' model to make it accessible to people with low funds. I don't wish low finance to be a barrier to watching it. If you can pay more, please support the film financially as much as you wish.Some guidance on pricing:<£6 - unwaged/student£6 - general£11 - general with donation£25 - watch with a small group£100 - watch with a group of around 20 peopleFor groups of over 20, aim for £5 per personThe filming stage was crowdfunded and independent, and I left my paid work and my rented accommodation to take the film round the UK for community viewings with in-person Q&As. The film tour dates can be found here: https://fires-and-fascism.co.uk/#screening-datesThere are some venues I couldn't reach, and people who would like to see the film after it was shown in the area. Others wish to put on their own screening with a discussion afterwards. This method of sharing the film is for you.I hope this film helps to strengthen community in your area, softening the edges to include everyone, and ultimately extinguishing the growth of toxic ideology by giving everyone a sense of belonging and identity in healthier spaces.The film is also available in Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, and German. Versions in French and Greek are being worked on. For these versions, please contact me: [email protected]

Zeffy
For today’s #StandingStoneSunday here’s yours truly at the Callanish Stones on the Isle of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland from last October. An amazing stone circle that was set up between 2900 and 2600BC. One version of folklore has it they are petrified giants who refused to convert to Christianity. #neolithic #isleoflewis #scotland #outerhebrides

The Outer Hebrides area has 33 category A listed buildings on #wikidata. Amhuinnsuidhe Castle has a #wikipedia article. David Bryce was the architect.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amhuinnsuidhe_Castle

#ScottishHistory #OuterHebrides

Amhuinnsuidhe Castle - Wikipedia

The Outer Hebrides area has 33 category A listed buildings on #wikidata. Amhuinnsuidhe Castle has a #wikipedia article.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amhuinnsuidhe_Castle

#ScottishHistory #OuterHebrides

Amhuinnsuidhe Castle - Wikipedia

The Outer Hebrides area has 33 category A listed buildings on #wikidata. Butt of Lewis Lighthouse (dating from 1862) has a #wikipedia article.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Butt_of_Lewis_Lighthouse

#ScottishHistory #OuterHebrides

Butt of Lewis Lighthouse - Wikipedia

It's taken me a while to get round to writing this up. For one thing, it took me a long time to recover from riding it! I'm now starting to plan my 2026 trips though so I wanted to get this one out of the way before I start up the pedals again.

https://noroutemap.co.uk/2025/12/25/riding-the-edge-of-the-atlantic/

#activetravel #solocycling #cycletouring #hebrideanway #ScottishIsland #slowtravel
#outerhebrides

Riding the Edge of the Atlantic

I had always suspected that this stage of my tour around Britain might be a big ask, for me and the bike. I just hadn’t realised that it would turn out to be so challenging, peppered with wrong tur…

No Route Map: Still Learning, Still Looking