Places Of Interest

Happy Valley
‘Happy Valley’, so named by RAF personnel during World War II, is situated in the south-west of Tiree about one kilometre...

The Ringing Stone
Situated between Balephetrish and Vaul, this is a large boulder balanced on other rocks like an egg on a spoon...

Kirkapol Chapels
Situated behind the Tiree Lodge Hotel and accessed by the same road, are the ancient chapels of Kirkapol...

Ferry Pier - Scarinish - INFORMATION TOUCHSCREEN
There has been a pier at Scarinish since the beginning of the 20th century. In 1991 the present link-span was erected...

An Turas
Situated adjacent to the Cal- Mac booking office and being gaelic for The Journey, An Turus is an award winning...

Thatched Cottage Museum - Sandaig
This group of three buildings has been renovated and re-roofed in the traditional Tiree style by The Hebridean...

Kenavara
Kenavara is the third highest of our “bens”. This is the breeding ground for Tiree’s main seabird colony...

Hynish Centre -INFORMATION TOUCHSCREEN
The buildings at Hynish were started in 1837 and comprised a dock, workshops and lodgings for those involved...

Airport - INFORMATION TOUCHSCREEN
The Airport is located at the heart of the island and provides a valuable link to the mainland with daily flights...

Rural Centre - INFORMATION TOUCHSCREEN / INTERNET ACCESS
The centre houses the islands Cattle Mart together with an exhibition showing all aspects of farming and wildlife on...

Loch a’ Phuill
Loch a' Phuill is the largest of the lochs on Tiree and is the source of the fresh water supply for the island...

Loch Bhasapol
This is the second largest loch on Tiree situated in the north west of the island. Two small islands in the loch may be crannogs...

An Talla
An Talla, the new island community hall, was opened on 1st July 2004. It replaced an older hall on the same site...

Ben Hough
Ben Hough reaches a height of 119m and provides panoramic views of the whole island. The concrete steps to the right...

Ben Hynish
Ben Hynish – the highest point on the island - reaches a height of 141m and provides wonderful views of the whole...

Wind Turbine (met mast)
Over the past two years plans have been proposed by the Tiree Trust to build a wind turbine on Tiree – to produce electricity...

Island House
Situated on the site of what is believed to be Tiree’s only castle, which originally stood on an island in the loch...

Golf Ball
The ‘Golf Ball’, standing eighty feet high on the summit of Ben Hynish, protects an important radar station, scanning the...

Temple Patrick
This is the remains of a medieval building that possible replaced an earlier less substantial chapel...

Kilkenneth Chapel
Now in ruins, this church building probably dates from the late Middle Ages. With its dedication to St Kenneth, a colleague...

Dùn Mòr Bhalla – Vaul Broch
This is the best example of a broch on Tiree and the only one that has been excavated. The broch was built in about 60...

Milton Harbour
This harbour, with others on the island, was built in 1847 to encourage local fishing. During the latter part of the 1800’s...

Water Wheel
The Mill at Cornaig was commissioned in 1771 by the 5th Duke of Argyll. It was to grind the corn for the whole island, thus...

Loch Bhasapol Bird Hide
The public hide at Loch Bhasapol is great place to sit and watch wildlife in comfort and out of the weather. Set up and back...

An Iodhlann
This is the historical centre on the island of Tiree. An Iodhlann, pronounced ‘an-ee-lun’, is Gaelic for the stackyard harvest...

Skerryvore Lighthouse
Designed by Alan Stevenson and built on the An Sgeir Mhòr (the large skerry) which lies 11 miles south west of Tiree, this...