Harris, Scotland. Day 9, 7th July.
After visiting Tigh na Cailleachan Dubha, I headed for Harris, an “island” at the south of Lewis though actually joined to Lewis. Most of the images in this post are from a side road in North Harris to Huisinis and back.
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At the end of the road in Huisinis, this is the sandy South Beach.
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And this is the stony Huisinis North Beach. There is a jetty here as well.
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Amhuinnsuidhe Castle was built in 1865 for Charles Murray, the 7th Earl of Dunmore. It is possible to stay there. That is a Rolls Royce parked outside.
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Harris is more mountainous than Lewis and has a number of impressive beaches.
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This standing stone dates from about 3000BC. It was originally at the centre of a large stone circle and there was a ditch beyond the circle. A circular stony mound between the stone and the sea may be the remains of a burial cairn.
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Here is a reconstruction of what it may have looked like 5,000 years ago, from the information board at the site.
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