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Tag: Hebrides

The Shieling in Barvas and Brue

It was a glorious and very sunny Sunday morning and I decided to drive to the Butt of Lewis and make some stops along the way. My first stop was pretty close to Shawbost, a tiny little hut along the road – The Shieling in Barvas and Brue.

A shieling is a little hut or cottage in the moors used in the summertime by the women and children who took the animals out. Today some shielings are used as summer homes.

The shieling is tiny but offers everything one might need and the surroundings of this one are stunning!

The lovely neighbours

19/01/2023
Traigh na Beirghe – Reef Beach

I was continuing my drive around the Uig Peninsula and did a little turn towards Keep and Reef Beach – Traigh na Beirghe. The clouds set in, but there were also rays of sunshine, more or less a usual Scottish summer´s day.

Looking down towards Kneep under the clouds, but the Hebridean sea always has this stunning turquoise water!

After a little walk around the tiny harbour and the beach, I continued to Reef Beach for a long walk.

There are always these tiny spots of wildflowers on the beaches – and again here is another stunning, white and endless Lewisian beach.

There is a campsite behind or better said in the dunes of the beach, so this one was actually a bit “busy”, but darker clouds were setting in.

After a long walk, I continued going towards my next accommodation in Shawbost.

17/01/2023
Mangersta

It was time for another beach – on the way to the Mangersta sea stacks, I stopped at the stunning Mangersta beach.

Again I was all alone on a beach, even though it was a lovely warm summer’s day. But no complaints from me! I always love an empty beach!

After a little walk along the beach, I continued towards the Mangersta sea stacks, I think I didn´t find the perfect spot to look at them, but the views were still stunning. I probably needed to go further along on the track.

12/01/2023