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Mangersta Beach

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

Mangersta Beach

© Elizabeth Veitch / Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

© Elizabeth Veitch / Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Mangersta Beach

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A wild little cove on the far west edge of Lewis, near Uig, where the Atlantic piles in between cliffs and sea stacks. It’s a stunning spot but a real end-of-the-road one — the drive is single-track beyond Ardroil and parking is limited. Worth pairing with the sea stacks just along the coast.

More places to visit near Mangersta Beach

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 Uig Sands (Ardroil Beach), a beach in South Lewis, Harris and North Uist, Na h-Eileanan Siar, the Scottish Highlands and Islands.Highlight

Uig Sands (Ardroil Beach)

Beach near Uig

Huge tidal sweep of sand backed by the Uig hills, where the Lewis Chessmen were discovered.

4.9 km NE

Photo: Mangersta Sea Stacks, a viewpoint near Uig, Na h-Eileanan Siar, the Scottish Highlands and Islands.Highlight

Mangersta Sea Stacks

Viewpoint near Uig

Towering Atlantic sea stacks and cliffs on the far west coast of Lewis near Mangersta.

5 km S

Photo of Reef Beach, a beach near Great Bernera, Na h-Eileanan Siar, the Scottish Highlands and Islands.Highlight

Reef Beach

Beach near Great Bernera

Mile-long west Lewis beach (Traigh na Beirghe) fringed with machair wildflowers on the Valtos peninsula.

11.3 km NE

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

Scarp

Island near Hushinish

Abandoned crofting island off Hushinish, scene of a 1934 rocket-mail experiment, with sandy bays and views back to the Harris hills

13.9 km S

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

Great Bernera

Island near Carloway

Bridge-linked island in Loch Roag with Bosta beach, a reconstructed Iron Age house and a standing-stone arc by the bridge

14.3 km NE