Island Sea Safaris (islandseasafaris.co.uk) takes passengers on speedy rib boats looking for the seals and nesting birds (puffins and razorbills) that inhabit the rocky outer isles.

In December it was arranged, without his knowledge, that Mr M would lose two of his four days' teaching in the outer isles at the end of the academic year.

Eventually other aspects of the service were developed including support for specialist surgeons and physicians, a laboratory in Inverness and even the first air ambulance service to the outer isles in 1936.

The skinflints of the outer isles, maybe, but never the buyers for Spain or the choosy kings of Dublin.

The outer isles of the west coast have similarly attracted a different kind of filmmaker, intrigued by remote locations.

Life was hard on these outer isles, and over the centuries, the isles produced a hard people.

Lord Elsren is now heir to the throne, and the outer isles are beginning to revolt.

He is soon sent away by the leaders of the rebellion to fight on the outer isles.

Aly's pack successfully release all of Kanodang's political prisoners and get them to safety on the outer isles, where several rebellions are now in place.

The party set sail in a ninety ton cutter from Greenock to explore the outer isles.