On Eriskay there is a local shop and pub called Am Politician. This is named after the famous ship which sank in February 1941, portrayed in the film Whiskey Galore. The two main heights on Eriskay are Ben Scrien at 609 ft, and Ben Stack at 403 ft. It is on Ben Scrien in particular that you will find the Eriskay Ponies, a class of great antiquity.

This easy climb rewards you with a panoramic view of the island and unsurpassed views of South Uist, Barra and the Inner Hebrides.

The Eriskay Pony is the last survivor of the native ponies of the Western Isles of Scotland. It is of very ancient origin, with Celtic and Norse connections. They are northern breeds of pony such as those found in Iceland and the Faroes and it may be that the Hebrides were the prototypes fo these ponies rather than the other way round. This breed of pony has been saved from extinction by the determination of the Eriskay Pony Preservation Society.

In the waters between Eriskay and South Uist lies the shipwreck of the SS Politician. The ship sank in February 1941 with a cargo hold that included 20,000 cases of Whisky which were bound for America. The consequences of which produced an enduring modern legend, a novel by Sir Compton McKenzie and a 1940's Ealing comedy starring Gordon Jackson called Whisky Galore

St Michael's Church was opened in 1903, and was built by Father Allan Macdonald, who was the priest on the island at the turn of the century. To assist in the building of the church, the island fishermen offered a days catch, a total of £280.00, which completed the building. The church bell came from a German battleship and the altar is made from the bow of a lifeboat, washed ashore from the aircraft carrier 'Hermes' and is secured by anchors.

The hills and machair land are home to a variety of plant-life, including marsh, marigold, buttercups, water-lillies, roseroot, bog cotton, celandine and primrose.