📌 Eye Peninsula, Isle of Lewis
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Tiumpan Head marks the far eastern tip of the Eye Peninsula. Featuring a (privately owned) Stevenson lighthouse, the headland is a fantastic place to watch the sun rise or set, and is also reputedly one of the best places on Lewis to see whales. Wander along the eastern coastline to take in some pretty, small-scale rocky scenery, with good seal and seabird spotting opportunities too.
📷 Chronological photo guide
🌍 Location
📌 Start / finish near minor road end, 300 metres short of Tiumpan Head Lighthouse & 1 mi northeast of Portvoller, Isle of Lewis
🧭 O.S. Grid Reference: NB 572374
🛰️ GPS coordinates: 58.258358,-6.141319
🚌 Infrequent bus stops by Loch an t-Siùmpain, at southwest end of route
🚗 Car park
📝 Key info
▶ 2 km / 1 mi | ▲ 60 m | ⌛ 1 hr
Features: 🌊 Loch an t-Siùmpain; 🌊 Tiumpan Head & Lighthouse
⬤ Easy | Road for inland section, then narrow coastal paths with some boggy parts. Stiles missing or in poor condition on our 2025 visit.
Download file for GPS➡️ Anticlockwise circuit with extension to Tiumpan Head viewpoint: start – Loch an t-Siùmpain – head east to Foitealar – Tiumpan Head Lighthouse via east coast – viewpoint to west – return to lighthouse – start
🥾 On our last visit
Wildlife: Lots of greylag geese on Loch an t-Siùmpain. Seals, seagulls, oystercatchers, wheatears, stonechats.
Weather: 10°C with good spells of sunshine after rain earlier in the afternoon.
June 2025
