Scottish Sea Kayaking Photo Gallery

The Outer Hebrides.

Sea kayaking in Scotland: a collection of photographs,  pictures and images of  the coastline of the Outer Hebrides of Scotland which can be explored by sea kayak or canoe.

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Lewis

Seakayaking heaven: a gneiss time on Lewis July 2006

The lagoons, beaches, caves and islands of Loch Roag. The Scottish Sea Kayaking Photo Gallery Hebridean Symphony July 2005, First Movement.

Harris and Scarp 

Scarp from the beach north of Huisinish, Harris. Photo courtesy of Andrew Barber.

The big skies, dark hills, green islands, emerald seas and white beaches to the west of Harris and North Uist. The Scottish Sea Kayaking Photo Gallery Hebridean Symphony July 2005, Second Movement.

North Uist, Boreray and Berneray

The shell sand beaches of North Uist, Berneray and Boreray. July 2004.

The calm between the storms: the Sound of Boreray and The Sound of Harris. July 2006

Benbecula

Petrol: North Uist: Lochmaddy, Harris: Tarbert, Aird Asaig, Lewis: Timsgerraidh, Stornoway  

Fresh water taps: Miavaig jetty, NB090344; Breascleit pier, NB208351; Carlabhaigh pier, NB192422; Lewis; Tolmachan, NB096054, Harris; slipway, NB152400; Circiebost pier, NB184360, Great Bernera.  

Toilets and Showers (S) North Uist: Taigh Chearsabhagh, Lochmaddy NF919682, Tigh Dearg Hotel, Lochmaddy (S) NF917689,  Berneray: hostel (S) NF932814, harbour (S) NF922811, jetty, NF915799,  Lewis: Uig campsite NB047327; Bhaltos camp site (S) NB100359.

Forecast and tide tables:

• BBC 5 day forecast Stornoway
• BBC 5day forecast Leverburgh.
• BBC 5day forecast Lochmaddy.
• Metcheck: forecasts for the next 14 days!
• Met Office inshore waters forecast.
• AccuWeather 3 day sailing forecast for Sound of Harris.

• Times of Maritime Safety Information broadcasts by HM Coastguard on VHF: Initial announcement on Channel 16 advises which channel will be used for broadcast.
  • MRSC Stornoway: every 4 hours starting at 01:10GMT

• BBC Radio Scotland (94 to 95 FM, 810 MW) Outdoors conditions forecasts are broadcast at 19.12 Monday-Friday, 06.58 and 18.58 on Saturday and 06.58 and 19.58 on Sunday.

• BBC Radio 4  Shipping forecast (LW: 198, FM: 92.4 to 95.8) 05:35 LW/FM (includes inshore forecast), 12:00 LW, 17:54 LW/FM, 00:48 LW/FM

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• Easytide, 7 days, Ullapool, Wester Ross.
• Easytide, 7 days, Little Bernera, Loch Roag, Lewis.
• Easytide, 7 days, West Loch Tarbert, Harris.
• Easytide, 7 days, Leverburgh, Harris.
• Easytide, 7 days, Bays Loch, Berneray, Sound of  Harris.
• Easytide, 7 days, Loch Maddy, North Uist.
• Easytide, 7 days, Scolpaig, west coast North Uist.

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Scottish White Water Photo Gallery

Scottish Mountain Photo Gallery

Site editor: Douglas Wilcox (D.E.Wilcox@clinmed.gla.ac.uk )
Page created 27/10/05
Last edited 06/12/06