by David Oxley | 11 September 2025
From the jetty at Portachoillan, the old ferry road runs SSE to its junction with the old line of the Lochgilphead-Campbeltown Road, half a mile north of Clachan. There is a well-used diversion off the old road’s historic line near its north end to avoid a new...
by Eleisha Fahy | 11 September 2025
This old route is not always clear and at some points can be very overgrown, so careful navigation is required to avoid getting lost. We’ve been recommended the earlier part of the year as a good time to do this walk, as the bracken will have died back. From the...
by David Oxley | 11 September 2025
Newsflash: starting in March2021 until March 2022, new recycled plastic boardwalk is being installed to retrace this historic path to the Muckle Flugga signalling station, amongst other improvements to public access and facilities. Heading northwest from...
by David Oxley | 11 September 2025
The track leaves the unclassified road and runs northwards along the shore of Semblister loch before descending towards the shore where the church is located. The route is signposted by the council, from the start point. It is easily followed, as it is used...
by David Oxley | 11 September 2025
This path starts at Houss at the south end of the road on East Burra. It follows a vehicle track down to Ayre Dyke, a shingle bar joining the peninsula of Houss Ness to the rest of the island. A path is signed to a viewpoint on the Ward of Symbister, but the...
