An t-Aigeach and Neist Point, Skye
Neist Point (Rubha na h-Eist) is the most westerly point on the Duirinish peninsula on Skye located at the end of the road from Glendale. It projects into The Minch and provides a popular walk and viewpoint. Neist Point lies beyond the cliffs of An t-Aigeach (The Stallion).
Neist Point Lighthouse, designed and built by David Stevenson, has been located there since 1909 but was fully automated in 1990. Basalt at Neist Point is very similar to that at the Giant's Causeway in Northern Ireland and it is believed that the causeway extends under the sea from Northern Ireland to Skye.
The area is a good place to see whales, dolphins, porpoises and basking shark and sea birds include Gannet, Black Guillemot, Common Guillemot, Razorbill, Fulmar and Shag.
Date: 21st June 2014
Location: view from the parking area at the end of the unclassified road from Glendale
Neist Point Lighthouse, designed and built by David Stevenson, has been located there since 1909 but was fully automated in 1990. Basalt at Neist Point is very similar to that at the Giant's Causeway in Northern Ireland and it is believed that the causeway extends under the sea from Northern Ireland to Skye.
The area is a good place to see whales, dolphins, porpoises and basking shark and sea birds include Gannet, Black Guillemot, Common Guillemot, Razorbill, Fulmar and Shag.
Date: 21st June 2014
Location: view from the parking area at the end of the unclassified road from Glendale
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