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Distillery
Isle of Harris Distillery
Distillery in Tarbert making Harris gin and whisky, the first legal distillery built on Harris; CalMac mentions tours and tastings.
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Isle of Harris & Tarbert: things to do
Places worth your time in Isle of Harris & Tarbert
Top places
Things to do in Isle of Harris & Tarbert
Landmarks, museums, parks and viewpoints in and around the area.
Beach
Luskentyre Beach
Long sandy beach on the west coast of Harris, reached from the A859 by a minor road.
Beach
Seilebost Beach
Sandy beach beside the A859 at Seilebost, across the estuary from Luskentyre.
Beach
Hushinish Beach
White-sand beach at the end of a 19 km single-track road, looking out to the uninhabited island of Scarp.
Medieval church
St Clement's Church, Rodel
Church built around 1500 for the MacLeod chiefs of Harris, described by Historic Environment Scotland as the grandest medieval building in the Western Isles.
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Country house
Amhuinnsuidhe Castle
Category A listed 19th-century house by the B887 in North Harris, now run as exclusive accommodation and a sporting estate.
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Mountain
The Clisham
At 799 metres the highest mountain in the Outer Hebrides and its only Corbett; expect boggy ground and rain.
Lighthouse
Eilean Glas Lighthouse
Lighthouse on the east coast of Scalpay, the first in the Hebrides and one of the four original Northern Lights.
Community centre
Talla na Mara
West Harris Trust centre on the coast road with a café, a gift shop and events.
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- Isle of Harris & Tarbert (area photo): Zenit, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Isle of Harris Distillery: Coldupnorth, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Luskentyre Beach: Neil Aitkenhead, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Seilebost Beach: Neil Aitkenhead, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Hushinish Beach: Edward Crompton from London, United Kingdom, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- St Clement's Church, Rodel: Gweduni, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Amhuinnsuidhe Castle: Les Ellingham, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- The Clisham: David Crocker, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Eilean Glas Lighthouse: simon stewart, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Talla na Mara: Steve Houldsworth, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- The Uists & Benbecula: Helen Spencer, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Barra & Vatersay: Conor Lawless from North Uist, United Kingdom, CC BY 2.0, source
- Isle of Lewis & Stornoway: LornaMCampbell, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
Photos from Wikimedia Commons, used under the licences shown. All photo credits
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