Visitors to Lochmaddy Pier have been greeted by an eight-foot high dolphin sculpture, which has been commissioned by Comman Na Mara

Abigail Taylor

Tourists and locals have taken to social media to express their love for the latest art installation on Uist.

Anyone travelling on a CalMac ferry to Lochmaddy in North Uist, be sure to lookout for the leaping silver dolphin structure beside the pier 🐬🌊
It was unveiled last week and is to have further enhancements when local children will decorate the plinth it sits on. @CalMacFerries pic.twitter.com/g1726K827K

— Duncan Macpherson (@DuncanForYou) July 19, 2021

Silver Dolphin: latest Uist sculpture, on the Empty Plinth beside the Lochmaddy Ferry Terminal pic.twitter.com/lez9pFOyfJ

— Uist Arts Association (@UistArts) July 19, 2021

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Placed on a large concrete plinth, the shiny dolphin is located alongside CalMac’s office in Lochmaddy.

Comann Na Mara submitted an application to Western Isles Lottery for the cost of the commission and the total £3,700 was awarded. Funding was raised solely by supporters of the lottery throughout Uist.