Editing Inner Hebrides (section)

==Transport==
[[File:Dubh artach.jpg|thumb|''Dhu Heartach Lighthouse, During Construction'' by [[Sam Bough]] (1822–1878)]]
Scheduled [[ferry]] services between the Inner Hebrides and the Scottish mainland operate on various routes including: [[Tayinloan]], Kintyre to [[Gigha]]; [[Kennacraig]], Kintyre to Islay; [[Oban]] to Mull, Coll and Tiree and Colonsay; [[Mallaig]] to [[Armadale, Isle of Skye|Armadale]], Skye and Eigg, [[Muck, Scotland|Muck]], Rùm & [[Canna, Scotland|Canna]]; and [[Glenelg, Highland|Glenelg]] to Kyle Rhea on the [[Sleat]] peninsula, Skye.

Some ferries reach the Inner Hebrides from other islands such as the [[Seil]] to [[Luing]] route, [[Fionnphort]] on the [[Ross of Mull]] to Iona, [[Sconser]] to Raasay and [[Port Askaig]] to [[Feolin]], Jura. There is also a service to and from the Outer Hebrides from [[Tarbert, Harris]] and [[Lochmaddy]] on [[North Uist]] to [[Uig, Snizort|Uig, Skye]] and from [[Castlebay]], Barra to [[Tiree]].<ref>[http://www.calmac.co.uk/Timetables-Fares/timetables.html "Timetables and Fares"] [[Caledonian MacBrayne]]. Retrieved 4 July 2010. {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101007174923/http://www.calmac.co.uk/Timetables-Fares/timetables.html |date=7 October 2010}}</ref>

National Rail services are available for onward journeys, from stations at [[Oban]], which has direct services to [[Glasgow]] and from [[Kyle of Lochalsh]] to [[Inverness]]. There are scheduled flights from [[Colonsay Airport]], [[Islay Airport]] near [[Port Ellen]] and [[Tiree Airport]].

The archipelago is exposed to wind and tide, and there are numerous sites of wrecked ships. [[Lighthouse]]s are sited as an aid to navigation at various locations.<ref>[http://www.nlb.org.uk/LighthouseLibrary/Main/ "Lighthouse Library"] Northern Lighthouse Board. Retrieved 8 July 2010.</ref>
[[Dubh Artach]] lighthouse is located on a remote rock and warns seafarers away from the area itself and the nearby [[Torran Rocks]]. Originally it was considered to be an impossible site for a light, but the loss of the steamer ''Bussorah'' with all thirty-three hands on her maiden voyage in 1863 and of an astonishing 24 vessels in the area in a storm on 30–31 December 1865 encouraged positive action.<ref name=Bath>Bathhurst (2000) pp. 210–35</ref><ref>Stevenson (1872) pp. 4, 6</ref> [[Skerryvore]] is another remote lighthouse in the vicinity and at a height of {{convert|48|m|ft|abbr=off}} it is the tallest in Scotland.<ref name=NLBH>[http://www.nlb.org.uk/historical/faqs.htm#q3 "Historical Information"] Northern Lighthouse Board. Retrieved 17 January 2008.</ref>