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Monach Islands are a four mile strip of low lying islands in the Outer Hebrides.
This beautiful and remote location is home to a very special nature spectacle
- thousands of Grey Seals and their pups. | |  | Islands offer fantastic opportunities for wildlife lovers
with birds, marine life and small mammals. Ìý
| |  | - Islands are great places to indulge in activities such
as rockpooling, bird watching and seal spotting.
| | | Monach
Isles - Visitor Guide | | Address: | Monach
Islands, Lochmaddy TIC The Pier, Isle of North Uist | | Postcode
| HS6 5AA | | Telephone: | 01876
500 321 | | e-mail | Lochmaddy
TIC | | Leaflets and
maps: | | | Ordnance Survey: | Ordnance
survey reference: NF 916 685 | | Key
attraction: | Grey Seals. | | Essential
kit: | Binoculars or scope. Sensible
shoes and warm clothing - it can be windy and exposed. Bring your own packed lunch. | | Nature
watching: | Seal spotting - you can
watch the Grey Seals year round but the best time to see the seal pups is October. | | Facilities: | The
Monach Isles, lying off the west coast of North Uist in the Outer Hebrides, comprise
a chain of three low lying island - each formed from sand dune systems established
over and around rocky skerries. No facilities. | | Access: | Disabled
access (by arrangement). | | Getting
there: | Boat crossings take 20 minutes
from North Uist - dependent on weather conditions. Best combined with a trip to
North Uist. | | Opening times: | All
year (weather dependant) | | Charges: | Boat
trips by arrangement |
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