He brides, or WESTERN ISLANDS

Off w. coast of Scotland; some 500, ab. 100 inhabited; mentioned by Pliny and Ptolemy as Ebudæ; often celebrated in poetry and romance. The original inhabitants were Celtic; immigrants came from Norway in the 9th century. Norway ruled till 1266, then native IMG:content-0528.png:[merged small][graphic][merged small] IMG:content-0529.jpg:[graphic]