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The National (Scotland)
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University mocked after shrinking island in 'shambles' map

A SCOTTISH university has been mocked for a dodgy map which shrunk a Hebridean island to half its actual size.

The University of the Highlands and Islands (UHI) was mocked for a campus map it posted on Twitter which appeared to show an etiolated Tiree off Scotland’s west coast.

Islanders were not impressed, with one commenting: “Love your map - but what happened to Tiree in it?”

Another added: “Anyone thinking of studying at [UHI] please don’t [be] put off by this shambles of an attempt to get a map of the (yes I can’t believe it either) HIGHLANDS AND ISLANDS correct.

“Where is Tiree?”

But the university doubled down, reposting the image with a drawing of an arrow pointing to tiny Tiree.

They responded: “We just wanted to reassure you that Tiree is indeed on our map.

“We appreciate it might be difficult to spot when looking on a screen, so we've popped a wee arrow showing where it is. As an #UHIAlumni, we hope this puts your concerns to rest and thanks for your feedback!”

Unfortunately, they still hadn't got it quite right.

"This is hilarious. That’s not Tiree! Is anyone [at UHI] checking these maps???" one user wrote.

"Guys ... please DM me," another added, sharing a graphic highlighting exactly where Tiree should be ...

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