Hebrides (United Kingdom)

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Last modified: 2005-03-12 by rob raeside
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• Geography of the Hebrides
• Western Isles
  • Western Isles Council
  • Western Isles Blue Ensign
• Lewis
• South Uist
• Barra
• Gigha

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• Scotland
• Orkney
• Shetland
• United Kingdom

The Hebrides are grouped into the Outer Hebrides or the Western Isles (na h-Eileanan An-Iar) and the Inner Hebrides (na h-Eileanan A-staigh). The following islands make up the Outer Hebrides: Lewis (Leòdhas), Harris (Na Hearadh), North Uist (Uibhist a Tuath), Benbecula (Beinn na Bhadhla), South Uist (Uibhist a Deas), and Barra (Barraigh). The following islands make up the Inner Hebrides: Skye (an t-Eilean Sgitheanach), Rhum (Rùm), Eigg (Eige), Muck (Eilean nam Muc), Canna (Canaigh), Mull (Muile), Iona (I), Coll (Colla), Tiree (Tiriodh), Islay (Ile), Jura (Diùra) and Colonsay (Colbhasa).

Chris Pinette, 23 March 1998

I received the following message from Scott Hatton:

There is no accepted flag for the Western Isles though the Lewis flag has been spotted on other islands. Harris, the Uists and Benbecula have no flags.

Chris Pinette, 23 March 1998

Western Isles Council flag

by Pascal Gross

The western isles flag flown outside the council offices in Stornoway is yellow with three black lymphads one in each top corner and one in the bottom middle divided in the centre with a blue & white striped wavy band.
Neil MacDonald, 27 September 2001

Based on a shield on a Western Isles government web page I have drawn what might be the flag (based on the description above).

Pascal Gross, 18 March 2003

I've just seen a news report which showed the Western Isles Council flag flying. The flag is almost identical to Pascal's reconstruction, except for the white oar-ports. It's definitely a banner of the arms, Or, a Fess Wavy Barry Azure and Argent, three Lymphads in action Sable.

Danny Farquhar, 14 January 2005

Western Isles Blue Ensign

by Chris Pinette

This flag is illustrated in Alfred Znamierowski, The World Encyclopedia of Flags. It is my understanding that the 'national flag' shown there is based on a misunderstanding