
Arctic tern seen over Luskentyre beach

Luskentyre beach


Wild flowers near Luskentyre beach

Panorama seen from Seilebost, view towards Luskentyre beach

View towards Luskentyre from the Coffin Road, with Loch Carran. The land in East Harris is so thin above the underlying rock, it is said, that it is not possible to bury the dead. Therefore this trail was used to carry the dead for burial to the deeper grounds.

Panorama seen from Horgabost, with Luskentyre beach

Gneiss stones near Horgabost

Rock formation near Horgabost

Nisabost Beach with Taransay Island

MacLeod Stone near Traigh Lar

Triagh Lar

Seilebost Beach

Traigh Mhor, "a coarse grained orange sand beach backed by monstrous dunes and subject to the full force of the Atlantic gales. Thunderous breaking waves are pretty common place here", writes transientlight.co.uk.

Ceapabhal from Borve Beach
Near Borve beach you find standing stone NG020939, on the west side of the road. The site is called Borvemore sometimes. The 2 metres tall stone has two fallen stones close by. Read more and see pictures.

Scarista Post Office

Scarista Beach


Machair, view of Scarista Beach

Traigh na h-Uidhe, Northton

Chapel ruin with Traigh na Cleabhaig

Panorama from Ceapabhal with Scarista Beach on the left

Rodel Church

Rodel Church

Carvings in Rodel Church

View from Rodel

Rodel with Roineabhal

Loch Seaforth

Amhuinnsuidhe Castle. It was built in 1865 for the owner of the Isle of Harris, the 7th Earl of Dunmore.

Amhuinnsuidhe Castle offers accommodation, rumour says it is home to the ghost of Lady Sophie Scott who was also a resident of the Castle in Edwardian times.

Hushinish Beach

Rocks in Hushinish

Traigh Mheilein

Scarp island
Read more:
The South Harris machair: sources and settlements by Emma Anderson
An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language
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