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Horgabost Beach

Photo of Horgabost Beach, a beach near Northton, Na h-Eileanan Siar, the Scottish Highlands and Islands.

Horgabost Beach

© Richard Webb / Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

© Richard Webb / Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Horgabost Beach

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Horgabost is a gorgeous golden Harris beach with grassy machair right behind it, looking across the sound to the island of Taransay. There’s a popular campsite on the machair, and it sits just along the coast from famous Luskentyre — quieter, but nearly as lovely. There’s a car park off the A859.

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Photo of South Lewis, Harris and North Uist, a National Scenic Area in Na h-Eileanan Siar, the Scottish Highlands and Islands.Highlight

South Lewis, Harris and North Uist

You’re inside itNational Scenic Area near Hushinish

Island mountains, machair and Atlantic beaches across the Outer Hebrides, with the tallest hill in the island chain at its heart

Photo of Seilebost Beach, a beach near Tarbert (Tarbert), Na h-Eileanan Siar, the Scottish Highlands and Islands.Highlight

Seilebost Beach

Beach near Tarbert (Tarbert)

Broad tidal sands of turquoise shallows facing Luskentyre across the estuary on Harris's west coast.

2.1 km NE

Photo of Borve Beach, a beach near Northton in South Lewis, Harris and North Uist, Na h-Eileanan Siar, the Scottish Highlands and Islands.Highlight

Borve Beach

Beach near Northton

Quiet grass-backed sandy beach on south-west Harris with panoramic Atlantic views.

2.5 km SW

Photo of Taransay, an island in Na h-Eileanan Siar, the Scottish Highlands and Islands.Highlight

Taransay

Island near Hushinish

Uninhabited since 1974 and the setting of the BBC's Castaway 2000, with white beaches, machair and ruined villages to walk between

3.7 km NW

Photo of Luskentyre, a beach near Tarbert (Tarbert), Na h-Eileanan Siar, the Scottish Highlands and Islands.Iconic

Luskentyre

Beach near Tarbert (Tarbert)

Miles of white shell-sand and turquoise shallows against the Harris hills — routinely voted among the best beaches in Europe, and empty most days of the year.

3.9 km NE

Photo of Scarista Beach, a beach near Northton, Na h-Eileanan Siar, the Scottish Highlands and Islands.Highlight

Scarista Beach

Beach near Northton

Three-mile arc of golden sand on south-west Harris looking across to the island of Taransay.

6 km SW