Outer Hebrides Road Trip – Whalebone Arch, Bragar, Isle of Lewis

Описание: The Isle of Lewis is packed with must-see history — from the Arnol Blackhouse to the famous Whalebone Arch — and in this episode of our Outer Hebrides road trip we explore some of the island’s most iconic places to visit.
If you’re searching for Outer Hebrides travel guides, things to do on Lewis, or real blackhouse history, this episode is full of essential stops.

CHAPTERS
0:00 Arnol Blackhouse
1:50 Blackhouse Ruins
5:47 Honesty Box
9:00 Whalebone Arch
14:48 Van Life
23:40 Next Time

We begin this episode at Arnol Blackhouse, one of the most important historic sites in the Outer Hebrides and one of the best-preserved blackhouses in Scotland. Built around 1880 and lived in until 1966, it offers a rare insight into traditional Hebridean life on the Isle of Lewis — peat fire, stone walls, thatched roof, and animals kept under the same roof as the family.
Although the interior was closed for annual thatching and maintenance, we walk the outside and explain why new housing regulations meant families had to leave homes like this behind.

Across the road, we explore the surrounding blackhouse ruins, which help tell the wider story of crofting communities and settlement on Lewis.

Next, we stop at a classic Outer Hebrides honesty box — one of many dotted across Lewis and Harris. These little boxes are part of everyday island life and always make a memorable stop for travellers.

Then it’s on to one of the most famous landmarks in the Isle of Lewis travel guides: the Whalebone Arch at Bragar. Formed from the jawbones of a Blue Whale that washed ashore in 1920, this striking arch is a true Hebridean icon and one of the most photographed sights in the Outer Hebrides.

We plan to grab fish and chips at what’s said to be Scotland’s smallest fish and chip shop, Mollans Takeaway — but the island has other plans. So we park up, make lunch in the van, and share a bit of everyday van life UK, including a surprising historical fact about who once owned the Outer Hebrides.

We’ve already covered so much history — and somehow we’re still only on day two of this Outer Hebrides road trip.
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