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  • Day 9

    Isle of Lewis and Harris

    August 22, 2023 in Scotland ⋅ ☁️ 16 °C

    Lewis and Ness- the top of the island. The Peter May tour
    Drove a loop from Stornoway north towards the Butt of Lewis and Port Ness.
    Callanish Stones - 5000 years old, probably astronomical/ geographical reasons.
    The Blackhouse Village at Gearrannan - a restored village showing how people used to live on the island
    The lighthouse at the Butt of Lewis
    The harbour at Port Ness the most northern tip of our travels.
    We finished the day at the Iolaire memorial - where 204 men were drowned upon returning from WW1. This tragedy along with the war and the Spanish flu began the decline of island life
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