Looking north from the summit of Conostom, with views over Great Bernera and the Carloway headland Just to the south of Great Bernera lies a ridge of hills, the highest of which is 256m above sea level. Its name is Conostom. A walk up to the summit affords spectacular views in all directions, over the
On the west coast of Lewis, in the majestic dunes of Uig Bay, a discovery was made in 1831 of what have since become known as ‘The Lewis Chessmen’. How they got there remains a topic of speculation but their origin is more certain—it’s highly likely they were crafted in Trondheim, Norway sometime between 1150
Long sandy beaches, outlying islands and aquamarine waters on Little Bernera To the north of the island of Great Bernera, across the water from the idyllic Bosta Beach, lies the smaller, uninhabited island of Little Bernera. Bosta Beach is six miles from our B&B and it takes around 15 minutes to get there by car
April 2024 The cairn commemorating the Bernera Riot is located at the junction to Tobson Exactly 150 years ago, in April 1874, an event known as the ‘Bernera Riot’ took place on the Isle of Lewis. Probably somewhat less dramatic than it sounds, the ‘riot’ involved around 150 men, accompanied by a piper, marching over
One of the most beautiful walks on Great Bernera (and featured on the Visit Outer Hebrides website) is a circular route around the northern part of the island. As the map below shows, the walk starts in Breaclete (the ‘hub’ of the island community, with museum and café) and goes in a clockwise direction to
Dun Bharabhat is one of around 600 brochs in Scotland (a very impressive one not far from our B&B is Carloway Broch). The word broch, originating from the Old Norse borg and the German burg which means castle or fortress, describes a number of stone roundhouses that were constructed during the period from 300BC to
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