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Butt of Lewis
Eoropie, Scotland
The northernmost point of Lewis, with a red-brick lighthouse and big cliffs.
- Cost
- Free
- Booking
- No need to book
- Time to allow
- 45 min
The Butt of Lewis is the northernmost point of the island, battered by Atlantic swells. A lighthouse stands at the end, and fulmars and other seabirds nest on the cliffs. A road runs right to the car park, so it is an easy stop.
Good to know
- Wind can be fierce, bring layers
- Great for storm-watching in a safe spot
- Best time
- Late afternoon
- Open
- All year
- Getting there
- Sealed road to the car park
- Vehicles
- Campervans fine
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