#uist

[coffeenuts]

Juvenile Short Eared Owl - Summer North Uist by irelaia https://flic.kr/p/2obkTCU

[thefurtherthanfar]

[henk-heijmans]

Pèigi and Màiri MacRae cutting oats on South Uist, Scotland, 1930 - by Margaret Fay Shaw (1903 - 2004), Scottish/American

[dopescissorscashwagon]

Todays wander around the coast of North Uist at Udal a cracking 6 mile easy wander

📸 by Gaz @Northlakesuk

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[mightywellfan]

North Uist, Outer Hebrides

[federer7]

Agnes MacDonald, Morag and Ewen MacLellan. Isle of South Uist, Outer Hebrides. Scotland. 1954

Photo: Paul Strand

[vox-anglosphere]

Windswept & remote, a causeway now joins South Uist to Benbecula

[elysiuminfra]

now that i'm further into my transition what bathroom do i use. oh no. what bathroom do i fucking use

[catboymoses]

Oscarcharity are transbians sorry i dont make the rules

[seventh-victim]

Peggy MacDonald, South Uist, Hebrides, 1954  (photo: Paul Strand)

[thefurtherthanfar]

[stairnaheireann]

Pobull Fhinn | Outer Hebrides, Scotland

Pobull Fhinn is a stone circle on the Isle of North Uist in the Outer Hebrides. The modern standard spelling would be “Poball Fhinn” – Fionn’s people. The stones were probably named after the legendary hero Fionn mac Cumhaill. The stones are also known as “Sòrnach Coir’ Fhinn,” or “the fireplace of Fionn’s cauldron” and locally as “Sòrnach a’ Phobaill” (the fireplace of the People). The former…

[henk-heijmans]

Pèigi and Màiri MacRae cutting oats on South Uist (island), Scotland, 1930 - by Margaret Fay Shaw (1903 - 2004), Scottish/American

[scotianostra]

On 18th November 1982 the South Ford causeway between Benbecula and South Uist was officially opened in a ceremony held in a severe gale.

During a ceremony held in a howling gale in the middle of the road link , National Mod gold-medallist Mairi Macinnes, who was only 18, sang two Gaelic songs at the conclusion of the event after cutting the ceremonial ribbon with a skean dhu.

Alexander Matheson, the then convener of the Western Isles Islands Council (now Comhairle nan Eilean Siar), told the crowd of councillors, officials, contractors, guest and local people that far too often in the past ceremonies such as this had been handled by people from out with the area. He could think of no one better than Mairi Macinnes to carry out the ceremony.

The older pics show the old bridge that was built during WW2 in 1942 to connect the pier at Lochboisdale with the RAF station which is now Benbecula Airport.

The 82 span concrete bridge between Benbecula and South Uist was the first link in the chain of bridges, causeways and car ferries which have brought the Western Isles together.  By the 1980's the bridge's condition was causing serious concern and the then Western Isles Islands Council decided on a major scheme to replace it with a short bridge and causeway, total length almost 1 kilometre plus another 600 metres of new road. Hydraulic studies were done to see what effect the causeway would have on the tides and it was found that a single 15-metre span bridge would be sufficient.

The plaque marking the opening reads: Chaidh an cabhsair seo fhosgladh air 18 Samhainn 1982 le Mairi NicAonghais a Baghastal a bhuannaich am Bonn Or aig Mod Eilean a Cheo 1982, it translates to This causeway was opened on 18 November 1982 by Mary MacInnes of Baghastal who won the Or Medal at Mod Eilean a Cheo

[villruu]

Me: oh wow I'm so happy I'm gonna hang out with my friends and have a nice time-

[gets so anxious out of nowhere that I go pale and get cold and feel like throwing up]

Me:,,, ha-hanging.... W...with friends... [Staying silly through the pain] yipee,,,,

[federer7]

Milly, John and Jean MacLellan, South Uist, Hebrides, Scotland. 1954

Photo: Paul Strand