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Traigh Mhor, Tolsta

Photo of Traigh Mhor, Tolsta, a beach near North Tolsta, Na h-Eileanan Siar, the Scottish Highlands and Islands.

Traigh Mhor, Tolsta

© Steven Brown / Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

© Steven Brown / Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Traigh Mhor, Tolsta

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A vast sweep of golden sand backed by dunes and machair on the north-east coast of Lewis, at the end of the road past Tolsta. It’s one of the island’s finest beaches and rarely busy. Carry on north on foot and you reach the Bridge to Nowhere, a grand road bridge that leads onto open moor — the coast road it was built for was never finished. Parking is at the beach off the B895.

More places to visit near Traigh Mhor, Tolsta

Photo of Garry Beach, a beach near North Tolsta, Na h-Eileanan Siar, the Scottish Highlands and Islands.Highlight

Garry Beach

Beach near North Tolsta

Golden Lewis beach (Traigh Ghearadha) with dramatic sea stacks and caves near the 'Bridge to Nowhere'.

1.9 km NW

Photo: Bridge to Nowhere, a viewpoint near North Tolsta, Na h-Eileanan Siar, the Scottish Highlands and Islands.Highlight

Bridge to Nowhere

Viewpoint near North Tolsta

Concrete bridge on a never-completed coastal road at North Tolsta, start of a scenic clifftop walk.

2.4 km NW

Photo of Tiumpan Head Lighthouse, a lighthouse near North Tolsta, Na h-Eileanan Siar, the Scottish Highlands and Islands.Highlight

Tiumpan Head Lighthouse

Lighthouse near North Tolsta

Clifftop lighthouse on the Eye Peninsula, a prime spot for watching whales and dolphins.

10.8 km S

Photo of Eoropie Beach, a beach near Port of Ness, Na h-Eileanan Siar, the Scottish Highlands and Islands.Highlight

Eoropie Beach

Beach near Port of Ness

Sandy family beach near the northern tip of Lewis, close to the Butt of Lewis lighthouse.

16.8 km N

Photo of Butt of Lewis Lighthouse, a lighthouse near Port of Ness, Na h-Eileanan Siar, the Scottish Highlands and Islands.Highlight

Butt of Lewis Lighthouse

Lighthouse near Port of Ness

An unpainted red-brick tower on the northern tip of Lewis, standing against some of the most consistently stormy seas around Britain.

18.5 km N

Photo of Charles Macleod Ltd, a farm & farm shop near Stornoway, Na h-Eileanan Siar, the Scottish Highlands and Islands.

Charles Macleod Ltd

Farm & farm shop near Stornoway

Stornoway butcher making the PGI-protected Stornoway Black Pudding ('Charley Barley'), a Hebridean speciality.

18.8 km SW