Bridge to Nowhere & Garry Beach
Tolastadh
A lonely bridge at the end of the northeast coast road, leading toward the wilderness. Below it lie sea stacks and white sand at Galson Beach, and a coastal trail continues onward.
In the 1920s, Lord Leverhulme, the soap magnate who had bought Lewis, planned to build a road from Tolsta to Ness. Only a single bridge was completed before work stopped, which is how the "Bridge to Nowhere" got its name. Below the bridge, Galson Beach has sea stacks and caves. Nearby, the Tolsta Big Sands beach, known as Tràigh Mhòr, is a long expanse of white sand. From the bridge you can hike a wilderness trail of about 16 km to Ness. It is about 25 km from Stornoway.
Opening hours
All day
Nearby sights
- Tiumpan Head
- St Moluag's Church (Teampull Mholuaidh)
- Butt of Lewis Lighthouse
- St Columba's Church, Ui
- HMY Iolaire Memorial
- Stornoway
- Lews Castle & Museum nan Eilean
- Clach an Truiseil