Boat TripsTaransay
Taransay lies a little more than a mile off the west coast of Harris and is the largest of the nearby islands. With stunning golden beaches and dramatic views of Harris, Tarnasay also boasts one of the most spectacular natural sea arches in the Outer Hebrides.Similar to the nearby Island of Pabbay, Taransay also has a sizeable dear population and other such incredible wildlife. Its human population stood at 140 people in 1794, but it wasn't long before the best arable grounds were being cleared in order to make way for sheep farming, thus initiating steady population decline until the last family left the Island in 1974.
Today Taransay is probably best known as the location of the BBC's real-life documentary series 'Castaway 2000' where 36 people from all over the UK came together to live as island community under the gaze of national television. More recently, Taransay was once again thrown into the lime-light when it was used as the film location of the motion picture, 'Rocket Post' telling the true story of the attempts of German Scientist Gerhard Zucker who experimented in delivering mail from Harris to Scarp by rocket.
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