Outer Hebrides Factfile
Fact Cards - Cairt Fiosrachaidh
Fact Cards 2011
More Gaelic speakers than any other local authority area
in Scotland with 61% of the population speaking Gaelic…
More than 100 islands and 97 named beaches spread
throughout the chain…
The islands of St Kilda are the only world heritage site in
the UK to have dual status of both natural & cultural
significance…
Increase in passengers on flights from Barra of 43% from
1999 to 2009...
Significant car increases on all island routes from 1999 to
2009...
(Extract from "Fact Cards 2011")
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