Great Bernera
In 1895 a sea monster described as having a 15′ neck is reputed to have been seen off Great Bernera. This is also the year that whaling began in North Harris, leading to the establishment of a whaling station by 1907.
Country and County: Western Isles
Butt of Lewis
A sea monster was reputedly sighted in 1882. Another sea monster was reported in 1895, a few days after a similar creature was seen off Bernera. This creature was supposedly 120′ long.
Callanais (Callanish) Stone Circle
Situated near the village of Calanais, Isle of Lewis on a ridge of land above Loch Roag, Callanais is one of the more remote stone circles in the British Isles. The circle consists of a central stone just under five metres in height, surrounded by a circle of thirteen stones.
St Clements Church , Rodel
This gloomy atmospheric church, dating from the sixteenth century, is dedicated to St Clement, who was a bishop of Dunblane parish.
Clach an Truiseil
This mighty monolith – dating back to the late Bronze Age – is Scotland’s tallest standing stone, measuring nearly 6m (20 feet) in height, it would have been even taller before the change in climate a
Dun Carloway Broch (Dun Charlabhaigh)
Situated on a rocky outcrop overlooking the sea, the broch is one of the best-preserved in Lewis; one wall still stands 30 feet at its highest point.
St Moluag’s Church
This small and ancient church has a plethora of legends and traditions associated with it, making it one of the most important mysterious sites on the Isle of Lewis.
Eilean More, Flannen Islands
The mysterious disappearance of three lighthouse keepers on Eilean More in the Flannen Isles in 1900, is probably the best-documented mysterious disappearance to have occurred in Britain.
Steinacleit
This array of boulders marks what is left of a chambered cairn, and possibly shows the site was overlain by a huge hall. The site is 50 feet in diameter and oval in shape. The age of the site is debatable and according to different sources ranges from from 1800 – 1500 BC or 3000 – 1500 BC.
Directions: Steinacleit is at Siadar on the A857.
The Blue Men of the Minch
Folklore tells of a tribe of supernatural sea creatures called the Blue Men of the Minch, who used to inhabit the stretch of water known as the Minch, between Lewis, the Shiant Islands and Long Island.
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