1. Outer Hebrides - Noun
2. Outer Hebrides - Proper noun
a 130-mile long archipelago to the northwest of Scotland
Source: WordNetA new BBC ALBA documentary offers a glimpse into the lives of islanders in the Outer Hebrides through the harsh winter months and features a real-life ‘mermaid’. Source: Internet
Armit (2003) p. 51 notes that of 140 Atlantic roundhouses in the Outer Hebrides only 14 have been "at least partially excavated". Source: Internet
Attempts to eliminate hedgehogs from bird colonies on the Scottish islands of North Uist and Benbecula in the Outer Hebrides were met with international outrage. Source: Internet
Hanson (2003) p. 216 The Romans' direct impact on the Highlands and Islands was scant and there is no evidence that they ever actually landed in the Outer Hebrides. Source: Internet
Based on an 1872 manuscript and edited by Swearingen, R.G. * Thompson, Francis (1968) Harris and Lewis, Outer Hebrides. Source: Internet
Birlinn. p. 93 state of the Lewisian gneiss bedrock of much of the Outer Hebrides that "these rocks are amongst the oldest to be found anywhere on the planet". Source: Internet