Rubha Huilis is a small uninhabited tidal island lying 100 metres off the north west side of the Udal Peninsula on the north coast of North Uist. It is separated from North Uist by a tomobolo of silver sand. It is 2 mile walk from the closest parking at the picnic site at Grenitote. The walk is flat and across the Machair Leathann, which was in full flower when I visited in mid June 2016. There are a couple of tracks you can follow part of the way but at some point you have to cross the high dunes to get to the beach. The climb onto Rubha Huilis was reasonably easy, although getting down again afterwards wasn't quite so easy. As you can see from the photos I visited the area on a bright sunny day and it was a delightful walk.
Rubha Huilis is covered in grass. There were lots of wildflowers in flower, including buttercups, orchids, forget me nots, daisies, ragwort and yellow irises. The island is round in shape and about 200 metres in diameter. The highest point on the island is between 10 and 20 metres above sea level.
Looking north towards Rubha Huilis
Looking north from Rubha Huilis
Looking south east across the tombolo to the Udal Peninsula
I'm not sure if this depression is significant
Looking south west across Traigh Udal to Rubha Huilis
Traigh Udal with Rubha Huilis in the distance
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