BUTT OF LEWIS

The 'Butt of Lewis' (Scottish Gaelic: ''Rubha Robhanais'') is in the area of Ness. It is the northernmost point of the Isle of Lewis. It is the location for a lighthouse built in the 1860's and designed by David Stevenson. There is also a differential GPS base station on a nearby hill.
There is a sheltered cove called Stoth on the road up to the lighthouse. Lazy beds are visible on the other side of the road. There is a large round hole in the cliff to the west of the lighthouse which is called the Eye of the Butt (Scottish Gaelic: ''Toul a' Roigh''), which is most clearly visible from the Habost machair.

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External links

★ Iomairt Nis page on the Butt of Lewis

★ History of the Lighthouse from the Northern Lighthouse Board

★ Panoramas of the Butt of Lewis Lighthouse (QuickTime required)