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| Tiree 3 P-SCO Banner.JPG | [[Tiree]]
| Tobermory waterfront - Banner.jpg | <small>[[Tobermory, Mull|Tobermory]] waterfront on [[Isle of Mull|Mull]]</small>
| Tombolo St Ninians 5940 P_ISLE.JPG | <small>[[Tombolo]] connecting [[St Ninian's Isle]] to [[Mainland, Shetland]]</small>
| Rubha nan Gall lighthouse and MV Clansman ferry P_ISLE.jpg | <small>Looking from the [[Isle of Mull]] towards [[Ardnamurchan]] peninsula as the [[Caledonian MacBrayne]] ferry [[MV Clansman|MV ''Clansman'']] sails past the [[Rubha nan Gall]] lighthouse</small>
| Schotland Elgol en Cuillins 11-05-2010 17-15-37 P-ISLE.JPG | <small>View from [[Elgol]] on the [[Skye|Isle of Skye]] across to the [[Cuillin]]</small>
| Seilebost Panorama - panoramio P-SCO banner.jpg | <small>Seilebost on [[Harris, Scotland |Harris]]</small>
| Ardhasaig with Clisham, Isle of Harris (13567370923) P-SCO Banner.jpg | <small>[[Clisham]] in the distance, [[Harris, Scotland|Harris]]</small>
| Portree (2477763387) P-SCO Banner.jpg | <small>[[Portree]] Waterfront, [[Skye|Isle of Skye]]</small>
| Isle Of Skye A863 The Cuillins - Banner.jpg | <small>The [[Cuillin]], [[Skye|Isle of Skye]]</small>
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|File:Portree (2477763387).jpg |[[Portree]], the main settlement on [[Skye]]|credit1=Credit: Bert Kaufmann
|File:Scotland-Staffa-Fingals-Cave-1900.jpg |[[Fingal's Cave]] on [[Staffa]]|credit2=Credit: Unknown (c. 1900)
|File:Klippen bei Eshaness3 5845.JPG |The cliffs of Eshaness, [[North Mainland, Shetland]]|credit3=Credit: ThoWi
|File:Eilean Donan Castle, Scotland - Jan 2011.jpg|[[Eilean Donan]] Castle at the confluence of three sea lochs, [[Loch Duich]], [[Loch Long, Highlands|Loch Long]] and [[Loch Alsh]]|credit4=Credit: Diliff
|File:Haliaeetus albicilla, Mull 2.jpg|[[White-tailed eagle]] fishing off [[Isle of Mull|Mull]], one of several islands to which the birds have been successfully re-introduced|credit5=Credit: Jacob Spinks
|File:Ruins of the nunnery.jpg|Aerial view of the ruins of a hermitage on [[Canna, Scotland|Canna]]|credit6=Credit: Peter Van den Bossche
|File:The Corryvreckan Whirlpool - geograph-2404815-by-Walter-Baxter.jpg|The Corryvreckan Whirlpool in the narrow [[Gulf of Corryvreckan]] between [[Jura, Scotland|Jura]] and [[Scarba]]|credit7=Credit: Walter Baxter
|File:Iona2may11.jpg|Baile Mòr, the village on [[Iona]]|credit8=Credit: Clydecoast
|File:Roundchurch.jpg|[[Kilarrow Parish Church]], known as the Round Church, is a [[Georgian architecture|Georgian]] building in [[Bowmore]] on [[Islay]]|credit9=Credit: Ronsteenvoorden
|File:Edmondston's Chickweed, Keen of Hamar CRW 2437.JPG|[[Cerastium nigrescens|Shetland mouse-ear]], a rare plant species unique to [[Shetland]] and found only on two [[Serpentine subgroup|serpentine]] hills in the [[Keen of Hamar]] reserve on the island of [[Unst]]|credit10=Credit: Melvin Grey
|File:Sgùrr nan Gillean from Sligachan, Isle of Skye, Scotland - Diliff.jpg|[[Sgùrr nan Gillean]], in the [[Cuillin]] on [[Skye]], from [[Sligachan]] |credit11=Credit: Diliff
|File:Main ridge of the cuillin in skye arp.jpg|The main ridge of the [[Cuillin]], [[Skye]]|credit12=Credit: Adrian Pingstone
|File:Duart-Castle.jpg|[[Duart Castle]], a 13th-century castle on [[Isle of Mull|Mull]], the historical seat of [[Clan Maclean]]|credit13=Credit: Philippe Giabbanelli
|File:Machair.jpg|Wildflowers in [[machair]], a coastal dune grassland found in the [[Outer Hebrides]] and elsewhere|credit14=Credit: Jon Thomson
|File:Beach at Eoropie, Lewis.jpg|Sandy beach at [[Eoropie]], [[Isle of Lewis|Lewis]]|credit15=Credit: AmosWolfe
|File:Mealasta beach (geograph 4018917).jpg|Sandy beach at [[Mealista]], [[Isle of Lewis|Lewis]]|credit16=Credit: Peter Moore
|File:Rubha nan Gall lighthouse and MV Clansman ferry.jpg | [[Rubha nan Gall]] lighthouse, [[Tobermory, Mull|Tobermory]], [[Isle of Mull|Mull]], built in 1857 by [[David Stevenson (engineer)|David]] and [[Thomas Stevenson]], with a [[Caledonian MacBrayne]] ferry in the background |credit17=Credit: Colin
|File:DJI 0077 (34114743672).jpg |Aerial view of [[Kisimul Castle]], a small medieval castle on an islet off [[Barra]] |credit18=Credit: DJI_0077
|File:Harbour seal breast feeding 1150144.jpg|A common or [[Harbor seal|harbour seal]] breast-feeding a pup on [[Skye]] |credit19=Credit: Nevit Dilmen
|File:Schotland Elgol en Cuillins 11-05-2010 17-15-37.JPG |A boat leaving a slipway stacked with [[Creel (basket)|creels]] in [[Elgol|Elgol Bay]], [[Skye]], with the [[Cuillin]] in the background |credit20=Credit: Paul Hermans
|File:Distillery-gates.jpg|The [[Bruichladdich distillery]], one of eight on [[Islay]]; [[Single malt Scotch|single-malt whisky]] is a major product of the islands |credit21=Credit: Bdcl1881
|File:Neist Point Lighthouse 20140624 182526 P1110708.jpg |[[Neist Point Lighthouse]] on [[Skye]] was designed by [[David Alan Stevenson]] and dates from 1909 |credit22=Credit: Lionel Ulmer
|File:Scotland Glenelg Kylerhea ferry.jpg | The ferry from [[Glenelg, Highland|Glenelg]] to [[Kylerhea]] on [[Skye]] has run for 400 years; the present boat, [[MV Glenachulish|MV ''Glenachulish'']], is the only hand-operated turntable ferry still in operation |credit23=Credit: Wojsyl
|File:Dun Carloway Broch.jpg |The 1st-century [[Dun Carloway]] on [[Isle of Lewis|Lewis]] is a well-preserved example of an Iron Age [[broch]], a type of complex [[Atlantic roundhouse]] only found in Scotland |credit24=Credit: Morris R. Maciver
|File:Black House, 42 Arnol, Isle of Lewis 2.jpg | [[Blackhouse]]s were the traditional form of house across the Hebrides and the Highlands; this example is at [[Arnol]], [[Isle of Lewis|Lewis]] |credit25=Credit: LornaMCampbell
|File:Berneray, North Uist.jpg | Aerial view of the low-lying island of [[Berneray (North Uist)|Berneray]] in the Outer Hebrides, known for its sandy beaches backed by [[machair]] |credit26=Credit: Doc Searls
|File:Skye landsat.jpeg |Satellite image of [[Skye]], showing the surrounding islands including [[South Rona|Rona]], [[Raasay]] and [[Scalpay, Inner Hebrides|Scalpay]] to the north east and [[Soay, Skye|Soay]], [[Canna, Scotland|Canna]] and [[Rùm]] to the south |credit27=Credit: NASA
|File:OrkneyItalianChapel.JPG | The [[Italian Chapel]] on [[Lamb Holm]], [[Orkney]] was built from two [[Nissen hut]]s by Italian prisoners of war during World War 2; the interior frescoes are by Domenico Chiocchetti |credit28=Credit: Renata
|File:Barra Airport Arrivals (geograph 3230484).jpg | [[Barra Airport (Scotland)|Barra Airport]] is the only one in the world to use a beach as a regular runway |credit29=Credit: Steve Houldsworth
|File:Knapofhowarinsun.jpg | The Neolithic farmstead of [[Knap of Howar]] on [[Papa Westray]], [[Orkney]], dates from 3700 BC and might be the oldest surviving stone dwelling in northern Europe |credit30=Credit: Me677
|File:Tombolo St Ninians 5940.JPG |The [[tied island]] of [[St Ninian's Isle]] is joined to the [[Mainland, Shetland|Shetland Mainland]] by the largest [[tombolo]] in the UK |credit31=Credit: ThoWi
|File:Alasdair Crotach's wall tomb.jpg | [[Alasdair Crotach MacLeod]] is the first McLeod not to be buried on [[Iona]]; his tomb on [[Harris, Scotland|Harris]] dates from 1528, and is among the finest of this period in Scotland |credit32=Credit: Gvdwiele
|File:Fairy Pools, Skye, Scotland 17 (highest pool).jpg |The highest of the [[Fairy Pools]], a series of waterfalls near [[Glen Brittle]], [[Skye]] |credit33=Credit: Drianmcdonald
|File:Beinn Sciathan.jpg |A scattered settlement on [[Eriskay]] in the Outer Hebrides, beneath [[Beinn Sciathan]] |credit34=Credit: Mipmapped
|File:Stromness04.JPG | Fishing boats in [[Stromness]] Harbour, [[Orkney]] |credit35=Credit: Renata
|File:Easy Crossing - panoramio.jpg | [[Skye Bridge]], opened in 1995; the toll was lifted in 2004 |credit36=Credit: Gene Selkov
|File:Common seal (Phoca vitulina) 2.jpg | Common or [[Harbor seal|harbour seal]], seen off [[Lismore, Scotland|Lismore]] |credit37=Credit: Charles J Sharp
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|Description of the Western Isles of Scotland
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|File:Fratercula arctica and Uria aalge -Scotland-8.jpg | Puffins and guillemots on [[Lunga, Treshnish Isles|Lunga]] in the [[Treshnish Isles]], with [[Bac Mòr]] (known as Dutchman's Cap for its distinctive shape) in the background |credit1=Credit: Simaron
|File:Perforated headland below Glasnakille - geograph.org.uk - 2542017.jpg |[[Bearreraig Sandstone Formation|Jurassic sandstone]] rock arch on the [[Strathaird]] peninsula of [[Skye]] |credit2=Credit: John Allan
|File:Seals hauled out by Lyrie Geo, Hoy, Orkney - geograph.org.uk - 2472901.jpg | Seals hauled out by Lyrie Geo on [[Hoy, Orkney|Hoy]] |credit3=Credit: Claire Pegrum
|File:Hebridean Spotted Orchid.jpg | A [[Dactylorhiza fuchsii|Hebridean spotted orchid]] in [[machair]] on [[Isle of Lewis|Lewis]] |credit4=Credit: Etherp
|File:North carr beacon.jpg | The North Carr Beacon at low tide; the unlit beacon was built between 1813 and 1821 by [[Robert Stevenson (civil engineer)|Robert Stevenson]] to warn shipping of the [[North Carr|North Carr Reef]] near [[Fife Ness]] |credit5=Credit: Kathrinpassig
|File:Maree Rhuairidh.jpg | [[Eilean Ruairidh Mòr]], one of many forested islands in [[Loch Maree]] |credit6=Credit: Jerry Sharp
|File:Kildalton Cross - geograph.org.uk - 860780.jpg | The 8th-century [[Kildalton Cross]], [[Islay]], one of the best-preserved [[Celtic cross]]es in Scotland |credit7=Credit: Tom Richardson
|File:Birsay colony.jpg | Seabird colonies on a crag on the [[Brough of Birsay]], [[Orkney]] |credit8=Credit: Tbc
|File:Loch tay crannog 02.jpg |Reconstruction of a timber [[crannog]], an ancient man-made island, on [[Loch Tay]]; several hundred crannog sites have been recorded in Scotland |credit9=Credit: Dave Morris
|File:Dinoprint.jpg | Fossilised dinosaur print on [[Staffin]] beach, [[Skye]] |credit10=Credit: maproom
|File:Scots Gaelic speakers in the 2011 census.png | [[Scottish Gaelic]] speakers in the 2011 census; the [[Outer Hebrides]], [[Tiree]], [[Raasay]], [[Skye]] and [[Lismore, Scotland|Lismore]] have the highest proportion of speakers |credit11=Credit: SkateTier
|File:Standing Stones of Stenness.jpg | The [[Standing Stones of Stenness]], near [[Stromness]], [[Orkney]], started by 3100 BC and possibly Britain's oldest [[henge]] site |credit12=Credit: Fantoman400
|File:Saint Columba.jpg | [[Columba]] was a 6th-century Irish-born saint who spread Christianity in Scotland and founded [[Iona Abbey]], where he is commemorated in this stained-glass window |credit13=Credit: Vegansoldier
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|Tobermory Main Street 2012-08-09.jpg|The colourful Main Street of [[Tobermory, Mull|Tobermory]] on [[Isle of Mull|Mull]]|credit1=Credit: Colin
|File:Isle Of Skye A863 The Cuillins.jpg|View towards the [[Cuillin]] on [[Skye]]|credit2=Credit: Stefan Krause
|File:Loch Assynt Panorama.jpg|Small freshwater islets on [[Loch Assynt]]|credit3=Credit: Vincent
|File:Isle of Canna Panorama 2.jpg|View from [[Canna, Scotland|Canna]], overlooking [[Sanday, Inner Hebrides|Sanday]] towards [[Rùm]]|credit4=Credit: Emoscopes
|File:Loch Fada Storr Skye restitch 2007-08-22.jpg|Loch Fada, [[Trotternish]], on [[Skye]], looking towards [[The Storr]]|credit5=Credit: Klaus with K
|File:Quiraing Isle of Skye Pano.jpg|[[Quiraing]], [[Trotternish]], on [[Skye]]|credit6=Credit: Stefan Krause
|File:The Storr01 2007-08-22.jpg|[[The Storr]] ridge on [[Skye]], with the Old Man of Storr (right)|credit7=Credit: Klaus with K
|File:Iona Abbey. Panorama.jpg|[[Iona Abbey]]|credit8=Credit: Oliver-Bonjoch
|File:Old Pier, Salen, Isle of Mull.jpg|The remains of the Old Pier at [[Salen, Mull|Salen]], [[Isle of Mull|Mull]]|credit9=Credit: Colin
|File:Arran's northern hills from Ardrossan ferry.jpg|[[Isle of Arran|Arran]]'s northern hills, including [[Goat Fell]], the island's highest point|credit10=Credit: Colin
|File:Dunvegan castle1.jpg | [[Dunvegan Castle]], a 14th-century castle on [[Skye]], the seat of [[Clan MacLeod]] |credit11=Credit: Mihael Grmek
|Eilean Donan Castle Panorama.jpg|[[Eilean Donan]] |credit12=Credit: Stefan Krause
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