A Hebridean Odyssey: Part 4 - Isle of Eriskay

This video is the fourth in a series that documents a trip taken in May 2022, in which we visited 16 of the Hebridean islands. This episode is a video diary of places visited, scenery seen and roads driven on the Isle of Eriskay, the most southerly of the Uists in the Western Isles.
Eriskay is tiny with a population of around 130 people, but has plenty of history and beautiful scenery. It was the first place Bonnie Prince Charlie set foot on Scottish land in 1745 (on “Charlie’s Beach”). In 1941 the SS Politician ran aground here, spilling its cargo onto Eriskay's shores, including 260,000 bottles of whisky. Compton Mackenzie’s book Whisky Galore is based on this. The Am Politician (Eriskay’s only pub) has some of the artefacts from the ship. Eriskay has its own protected rare breed of wild ponies. It has its own Love Lilt. Eriskay is also big on hospitality – we were greeted everywhere like old friends. Sadly the weather was not as kind as the islanders, and rain meant less filming was as possible as I would have liked.

Music:
1. Chris Zabriskie Prelude No. 21
2. Robin James-Jones An Eriskay Love Lilt from Telynegion
3. Kevin MacLeod Heartbreaking
4. Christie Cook Si Beag Si Mor from Dia Miath: Celtic Hymns and Tunes
5. Paul Arden-Taylor From the Hebrides: III Hebridean Lilt from Celtic Twilight
6. William Jackson Mist Covered Mountains from Celtic Tranquility