That changed in 2012, when a local diver found distinctively Neolithic pottery in the water around crannogs in the Outer Hebrides, the windswept islands off of Scotland’s western mainland.

Yuri Ivanov, one of Putin's so-called research ships, was spotted lurking in waters off the Outer Hebrides during a live drill on how to shoot down a Russian-style missile. It is believed it was ...

Mr MacDonald described the area as ‘New Luskentyre’ with North Uist still relatively untouched compared to other parts of the Outer Hebrides. He said: “North Uist is not really known.

Royal Navy warships and a helicopter were deployed to shadow a Russian intelligence gathering ship as it ‘loitered’ in waters off the Outer Hebrides. Type 45 destroyer HMS Dragon monitored ...

Royal Navy warships and a helicopter were deployed to shadow a Russian intelligence gathering ship as it ‘loitered’ in waters off the Outer Hebrides. Type 45 destroyer HMS Dragon monitored the Yuri ...

Russian vessels in the English Channel and Outer Hebrides have been monitored by the Royal Navy for the second time in May. A five-day operation which began on May 18 tracked Russian vessels and ...

Russian intelligence-gathering ship Yuri Ivanov was monitored in waters off the Outer Hebrides following the completion of major Nato exercise Formidable Shield nearby, on May 21-23, the Navy said.

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No, this isn’t some remote corner of the Caribbean or an untouched pocket of Scandinavia—this is Scotland, and more specifically, the Outer Hebrides. Often overshadowed by the dramatic allure ...

HMS Dragon was tasked with monitoring Russian intelligence gathering vessel Yuri Ivanov as it "loitered" in waters off the Outer Hebrides. The ship was in the area following the completion of a ...