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Scotland Council Quiz - Western Isles

Can you guess these facts about the Scottish council area of Na h-Eileanan Siar? This is the only Scottish council with an official Gaelic name and is otherwise known as the Western Isles.
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Last updated: August 5, 2022
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First submittedFebruary 24, 2021
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Another English name for the Western Isles
Outer Hebrides
Principal settlement on the Western Isles
Stornoway
Largest island in Scotland, with a name that makes you think it's actually two islands
Lewis and Harris
Cloth that is handwoven from pure wool which is dyed and spun on the above island
Harris Tweed
Non-native animal introduced to the islands in 1974 by gardeners to attack slugs. Escapees
have caused problems by preying on rare birds so they are being relocated to the mainland
Hedgehog
Ferry operator which runs the services to the Western Isles
Caledonian MacBrayne
Isolated archipelago from which the entire remaining population was evacuated in 1930
St. Kilda
The SS Politician ran aground off Eriskay in 1941 with a cargo of 22,000 cases of malt whisky and this was later used as the basis for this novel and subsequent film
Whisky Galore
Western Isles born woman who helped Charles Stuart escape after the Battle of Culloden
Flora MacDonald
Strait of water which separates the Western Isles from the north-west Highlands
The Minch
Main community on Harris which has a ferry link with the village of Uig on the Isle of Skye
Tarbert
Two large islands in the southern Western Isles
North and South Uist
Island located between the above two islands whose local name 'Beinn na Faoghla'
means 'Mountain of the Ford'
Benbecula
Large seabird of which nearly 25% of the world's population live on the Western Isles.
Known for diving at high speed into the sea to hunt for food.
Northern Gannet
A national language of Scotland which has a stronghold in the Western Isles
Gaelic
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