📌 Breacleit, Great Bernera, Isle of Lewis
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This well-preserved iron-age broch / dun / roundhouse on Great Bernera sits in the middle of Loch Barabhat, with a stony causeway bridging the 40-metre gap to the lochan’s main shoreline. A signposted but boggy path provides access from the nearest road, about half a mile away. The ease of crossing the causeway itself depends on the water level, but often involves getting wet feet.
🌍 Location
📌 On Loch Barabhat, with access from minor road 1 mi south of Breacleit, Great Bernera, Lewis
🧭 O.S. Grid Reference: NB 156356
🛰️ GPS coordinates: 58.216726,-6.844923
🚌 Infrequent bus passes parking spot (0.5 mi), but no official stop. Nearest official stop is at Breacleit (1 mi from parking spot)
🚗 Limited space to park at cattle grid, 🧭 NB 162356 / 🛰️ 58.217286,-6.834560
📝 Key info
⌚ Always open
🎫 Free
💬 From the parking spot it’s a 15-min walk (each way) to the broch (⬤⬤ Easy to Moderate). A signpost & stile indicate the start of the boggy moorland path, which is infrequently marked by green-topped posts. The route soon passes around the south end of Loch Ceannamhòir before crossing another section of moorland to reach Loch Barabhat & the broch.
