Saturday 1 September 2018

Island 445 - Stuaidh, Rodel, Harris

Stuaidh is a small rocky tidal island located in the south east corner of the island of Harris 500 metres west of the village of Rodel. 

There is a track from Rodel to Borrisdale but in order to access Stuaidh from this track, you need to climb down a steep slope to get to sea level.  Then it is an easy walk across a rocky but seaweed free causeway to the island.  The remains of Dùn Stuaidh, an ancient fort, can be seen on the top of the island.  Some sheep were grazing on the island when I arrived but as usual they all ran back to the mainland when they saw me.

Stuaidh from Harris
 
Sheep on the summit of Stuaidh
 
Walls of the fort
Looking towards St Clement's Church, Rodel from the top of Stuaidh
 
Looking north from Stuaidh to Harris
 
Discarded buoy on the causeway - looking east towards Rodel
 
Pile of stones on Stuaidh
 
Looking south to Stuaidh

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