is considered to be the "gateway to the isles," so it's a good idea to stay here if exploring Scotland's islands is your main priority. From here, you can take a ferry to the Outer Hebrides ...

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Sara Mohr-Pietsch maps Mendelssohn's Hebrides Overture in the sound worlds ... his concert overture 'Fingal's Cave' when he visited Scotland in 1829. In this sonic journey Sara Mohr-Pietsch ...