Howmore (Scottish Gaelic: Togh Mòr / Tobha Mor[1]) lies on the island of South Uist to the southwest of Loch Druidibeg.

Loch Druidibeg Nature Reserve, 3 km (1.9 mi) to the north, is an important site for breeding greylag geese and a sanctuary for the corncrake, now, within Britain, almost unique to the Western Isles.

[3] The ruins of Flora MacDonald's birthplace can be found near Milton, 11 km (6.8 mi) south of Howmore, marked with a commemorative cairn.

[4] In his later life, local poet Dòmhnall Iain Dhonnchaidh drew upon his imagination and local history, and composed the poems Smaointean - Aig Làrach Seann Eaglais Hogh Mòir ("Thoughts - at Howmore Temple Ruins") and Teampall Hogh Mòir ("Howmore Temple"); in which he called for a return to the simpler Medieval religious life once centered around by the ruined monastery Church.

[5] At the time of the Reformation, Howmore turned to Protestantism, though 95% of the population of South Uist remained Roman Catholic.