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The Latest Breaking News from the Isle of Lewis

Hebridean salt marsh shows sea level changes over last 2,500 years

Scientists said the relative sea level at Gress on the Isle of Lewis has risen by 1.2m over the last 2,500 years.

Evening Standard

8,000-acre Scottish estate with a private island you can buy for less than a house in Chelsea

The Aline Estate, on the Isle of Lewis, is being sold with a highland lodge, collection of cottages, 8,200 acres of land and the uninhabited Seaforth Island

Evening Standard

Scottish island fishing factory to close after 40 years due to 'falling demand'

A CREEL manufacturing factory on the Isle of Lewis has announced it will close after 40 years in business ...

The National (Scotland)

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In 1831, a man digging into a Scottish sandbank found carved ivory figures that rewrote medieval history

In 1831, a man on the Isle of Lewis unearthed the remarkable Lewis Chessmen, carved from walrus ivory. These pieces reveal a sophisticated medieval global economy, with Norse traders facilitating a centuries-long supply chain from Greenland's Arctic resources to elite markets across Europe, showcasing early forms of luxury branding and…

The Economic Times

Neolithic timber platform older than Stonehenge found in Scottish loch

Archaeologists have revealed a substantial timber platform beneath a stone artificial island, known as a crannog, in Loch Bhorgastail on the Isle of Lewis, Scotland. The crannog, which predates Stonehenge, was initially constructed over 5,000 years ago during the Neolithic period (around 3500-3300 BC) and later saw additions in the…

The Independent UK

Wooden platform found hidden under Neolithic artificial island in loch

The island is situated in a loch on the Isle of Lewis.

Evening Standard

The Traitors’ Stephen Libby hopes he has painted ‘good picture’ of Hebrides

The cyber security consultant from the Isle of Lewis, won the latest series of the beloved BBC reality game show alongside fellow traitor Rachel.

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Lulu to headline HebCelt festival in final year of touring

The event takes place in and around Stornoway on the Isle of Lewis from July 16 to 19.

Evening Standard

Urgent search launched for boy, 16, missing overnight in freezing cold temperatures in Scotland

Aleksandr Benga, 16, was last seen on Monday in Stornoway on the Isle of Lewis amid freezing cold temperatures

Evening Standard

My passionate love affair with Scotland’s largest island

On the surface, little appears to have changed in the 30 years that bestselling author Peter May has been visiting the Isle of Lewis. But tourism has had a big impact – from Sunday opening hours to a deep water port for cruise ships

The Guardian - UK

‘I don’t want to hear the gunshots’: how the Isle of Lewis battled to save 55 stranded whales

When one of Scotland’s largest recorded mass strandings struck this summer, volunteers swung into action. Here they recall the hard work … and the heartbreak

The Guardian - UK

Mass pilot whale stranding on Isle of Lewis is ‘biggest one ever in Scotland’

A mass stranding of 55 pilot whales on the Isle of Lewis is the biggest one ever in Scotland, an expert has told BBC’s Good Morning Scotland.

The Independent UK

Rescuers tackling ‘mass stranding’ of pilot whales on Scottish beach

The British Divers Marine Life Rescue said 55 mammals have beached at Traigh Mhor on the Isle of Lewis, but only 10 are thought to be alive.

The Independent UK

Mum finds 'proof' of Scottish sailor's myth after spotting 'creepy' face in waves

A mum-of-three who was visiting a beach on the Isle of Lewis claims to have captured photographic evidence of an old sailor's myth about creatures that drown sailors.

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Stunning secluded Scottish island estate seeking couple for summer job

A unique job opportunity for a couple has come up on a beautiful secluded estate situated on the Isle of Lewis that even comes with its own two-bedroom accommodation.

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