Tourist Information Accommodation and General Information All logos copyright of the relevant company or public body Homepage VisitScotland is the central tourist information site for Scotland VisitHebrides has all the information about the Hebrides Lewis is an varied island, with wilderness, ancient monuments, great scenic beauty and an acute sense of history and culture The island contributed 6,000 men to World War I. One thousand never came home. Another 200 drowned within sight of home on New Year's Day 1919, when Iolaire (image left) went down in third worst maritime disaster in peacetime. More than 100 islanders were interned at Groningen, Holland, during the Great War. Read their story on the English Camp website. Hidden Lewis has information about out-of-the-way places on Lewis. Click on the map to go to the website Click on the Gearrannan label to go to the website for the Gearrannan black house village - be prepared for a Gaelic welcome! Click on the picture of the blackhouse above to visit the Historical Scotland webpage about the Arnol Blackhouse. World famous, the Standing Stones of Callanish are unmissable. Picture: Courtesy Diego Meozzi - Stone Pages (www.stonepages.com) Between Callanish and Gearrannan you will see the famous Carloway broch standing proud on its elevated location. Courtesy Diego Meozzi - Stone Pages (www.stonepages.com) Stornoway and the Western Isles are a centre for Gaelic culture. In October 2005, the Royal National Mod was held in Stornoway. In July  the Hebridean Celtic Festival is held in the town. Lews Castle College offers courses for Gaelic learners, as a campus for the UHI Millennium Institute. Sabhal Mor Ostaig (in Skye) offers a wide range of courses as well. Click on either logo for further information Feel free to visit my Mod page - click here