Harris

  • HebCelt and Hebrides People Visitor Centre banner with the Hebrides People 25th anniversary badge

    HebCelt Festival

    On 18th July 2025, coinciding with the 25th anniversary of the visitor centre, we look forward to welcoming Nova Scotian folk-duo, Cassie and Maggie…

  • Chris and Bill Lawson standing together behind a desk

    Chris Lawson – International Women’s Day #IWD2025

    On this International Women’s Day, we remember Chris Lawson, Bill’s late wife and business partner, behind the success of the incredible Hebrides People genealogical…

  • Watercolour of Stone Age people fishing with a net from a boat, beside round huts below a hill

    A Short Illustrated History of Rubh’ an Teampaill, Northton

    The shores around the chapel at Northton (called Rubh’ an Teampaill in Gaelic, meaning Headland of the Temple) are some of the earliest places…

  • Sunset over the wet tidal sands at Northton, Harris

    Rachel Martin

    Scadabay to Cape Breton My name is Raonaid a’ Bhreabadair, and you can tell from my name that my father was a weaver. Now…

  • Sunset over the wet tidal sands at Northton, Harris

    Donald Morrison

    Pabbay to Cape North I am Donald Morrison, and I was born in Baile na Cille, on the Isle of Pabbay in the Sound…

  • Sunset over the wet tidal sands at Northton, Harris

    Caitriona Aonghais Ruaraidh

    Horgabost to Australia They say that if you once leave home it doesn’t matter how far you go – and that surely must apply…

  • Sunset over the wet tidal sands at Northton, Harris

    Margaret MacKinnon

    Seilebost to Manitoba My name is Margaret MacKinnon – Mairead Phannaidh – and my father’s name, Panny, is short for Bannatyne, for my great…

  • Sunset over the wet tidal sands at Northton, Harris

    John MacLeod

    Teilisnish to North Carolina My name is John MacLeod – Iain mac Mhurchaidh ‘ic Dhomhnaill Bhàin (John son of Murdo son of Fair-haired Donald)…

  • Old photo: thatched stone house on Taransay, Harris, with hills across the water

    A Look Back on Manish (part 3)

    with Donald MacDonald (Domhnall Shàm), Horgabost Leaving Manish We came to the machair on the 28th of May 1937. I remember it as though…

  • Old photo: thatched stone house on Taransay, Harris, with hills across the water

    A Look Back on Manish (part 2)

    with Donald MacDonald (Domhnall Shàm), Horgabost Houses In my grandfather’s day, the cattle were in the house along with them; my great-grandmother’s sister lived…

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COSLA
Comhairle nan Eilean Siar
UK Government
Our Islands Our Deal
Highlands and Islands Enterprise
Scottish Government