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About Hosta

Hosta occupies North Uist's western shore in the Outer Hebrides, reached via the A867 from Benbecula Airport (15km) or cross-island from Lochmaddy ferry terminal. This Atlantic-facing crofting settlement sits amongst the machair grasslands typical of the Hebridean coast. A wartime concrete slipway at Hosta Beach remains in use by local fishermen today.

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Hosta is in Scotland, at 57.622, -7.490 - about 27 km north-west of Kallin.

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The closest airport to Hosta is Benbecula Airport, 29 km (about 30 min by car).

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