Isle of Lewis Tours Outer Hebrides Tours Attractions and Sights to See
On our Isle of Lewis Tours you will see many a great and historic sight. Read a little bit more about them here before visiting.
Our Great Tour Attractions
Read more here about the great island attractions we will visit on both of our Isle of Lewis Tours loops but also remember, that as we drive along, with our local driver-guide, we have the chance to see so much more...and to help you out, in-case we don't have time, we have our further attractions map just below!
Calanais Standing Stones
Dun Carloway Broch
Gearrannan Blackhouse Village
Norse Cereal Mill and Kiln
Traditional Bru Àirigh
Saint Coumba's Church
Memorial to the Iolaire
Memorial to the Great Wars
The Black & White Houses of Arnol
Ness Historical Society
Get the best priced tickets for attraction entry here
The Blackhouse at Arnol
Calanais Stones
Gearrannan Blackhouse Village
Small entrance fee only payable on-site (~ £8)
Visit Even More Great Sights
Use our handy map to visit sites off the beaten track, as submitted by islanders themselves!
Click on the map, then browse through and if you have a party that wants a specific tour putting together, feel free to get in touch with us to arrange that for you. Or book one of our great tourers today.
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Calanais Standing Stones
ISLE OF LEWIS TOURS - HISTORIC ISLAND LOOPThis, globally unique, site allows you to experience megalithic stones at one of the United Kingdoms most amazing historic sites. The Stones lie in the shape of a cross, as we know the Christian Cross today, but of course, 5,000 years ago, this symbol was not associated with Christianity. Even more exciting for us is that they are older then the stones at Stonehenge.
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Dun Carloway Broch
ISLE OF LEWIS TOURS - HISTORIC ISLAND LOOPGrowing up, this was our favourite attraction to visit. In those days visitor numbers were very low and we were able to play here all day pretending it was our castle. Things have changed just a bit.
This monument, built around 200 BCE, lasted as a home and defence for around 100 years but Dun Carloway may have been used for almost 1000 years which is very impressive.
For those with the surname Morrison, it is thought that this was a fortress for your clan as late as 5000 CE.
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Gearrannan Blackhouse Village
ISLE OF LEWIS TOURS - HISTORIC ISLAND LOOPHere you get the chance to see a whole village of Blackhouses (as you saw a single example on our other tour). There are often examples of crofting activities, such as weaving, shearing or herding. They also have a shop and a café to enhance your visit.
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Norse Mill & Kiln
ISLE OF LEWIS TOURS - HISTORIC ISLAND LOOPThis stop involves a short, 10 min walk, across a rough walk way.
My family were engaged, in the 1960s, renovation of this site, and so we honour it with a stop on our tourer service. Currently it is without funding to operate safely and has been closed for internal access. However the buildings themselves are worth a visit to see the thatching and stream system that was built to help Vikings grind their cereals.
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Bru Àirigh
ISLE OF LEWIS TOURS - HISTORIC ISLAND LOOPThis Sheiling is a fine example of an early house, built from stone, that crofters would use during the summer when they spent long period of time away from home, cutting peats to bring home.
This structure is perhaps more elaborate than most of the ones we saw as children out on the moors but nonetheless is worthy of a stop and review.
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Eaglais na h-Aoidhe, St Columba’s Church
ISLE OF LEWIS TOURS - SHORE AND SEA LOOPTwo attractions in one here.
Aignish Farm Raiders Monument
On the walk way to the Church is this memorial, one of three dedicated to the land struggles experienced on the Island.
This one is for the Aignish Farm Raiders. It stands proudly in remembrance of the people of Point (the local area) who fought an oppressive use of their land, potentially going to jail, which eventually forced reforms to Scottish law.
Eaglais na h-Aoidhe, St Columba’s Church
This is a chapel from the medieval period and is an Ancient Monument and Grade A building. St Catan, a contemporary of St Columba, founded the site in the 6th century. The site became the burial site for our families namesake, the MacLeods of Lewis..
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Iolaire Memorial
ISLE OF LEWIS TOURS - SHORE AND SEA LOOPThe Iolaire Monument is dedicated to those sailors who drowned on New Years Day 1919 must have experienced. So wild, so cold and so close to home. Sinking at the entrance of Stornoway harbour, on what should have been such a joyous day, 280 islanders, coming home from fighting on the Front, struck rocks meters from the shore, with 205 dying.
You can see paintings of some of those soldiers at the Airport and at various locations around Stornoway.
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Memorial to the Great Wars
ISLE OF LEWIS TOURS - SHORE AND SEA LOOPThe memorial is an 85ft tall granite tower dedicated to those men from the Island who never came home from the Great War and those who perished in the terrible 1919 sinking of HMY Iolaire – which is visited later in the tour.
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The Blackhouse at Arnol
ISLE OF LEWIS TOURS - SHORE AND SEA LOOPThis attraction offers what we call, the smell of the island. They have a peat burning fire in the middle of a dwelling house which was shared by family and animals alike. The smell of peat reminds us of our innocent childhoods playing in these areas.
Take some time to check out the model 1920s house as well, as a sign of how living progressed on the island with the advent of sewerage and electricity.
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Ness Historical Museum
ISLE OF LEWIS TOURS - SHORE AND SEA LOOPThis museum, shop and cafe is dedicated to the local history of the area, which reflects the history of the island people as a whole. Two gallery spaces are dedicated to seasonal exhibitions throughout the year.
