Budget Accommodation Neist Point Skye Scotland.

The marvellous Neist Point on the Isle of Skye is well worth a visit, even if you're not staying in the Budget Lighthouse Accommodation.

A short walk from the road end, down the steep steps, leads to the lighthouse, which was built in 1909 and fully automated in 1990.

The lighthouse tower is 62 feet high and stands 142 feet above sea-level. The light from the tower is equal to 480,000 candles and can be seen from up to 24 miles away.

The lighthouse itself is unmanned and owned by the Northern Lighthouse Board.

Neist Point (pronounced 'Neest') is renowned for its rock formations, which are closely akin to those at the Giant's Causeway in Northern Ireland. It is said that the causeway extends under the sea from Northern Ireland to the Isle of Skye.

The point is regarded as the best place on Skye to see whales, dolphins, porpoises and basking shark. The sea around the point is teeming with sea-birds including gannets, black guillemots, razorbills and shags.

The causeway at the tip of Neist Point is home to several species of rare and unusual plant, including alpine plants such as saxifrages.

The sheltered bays of Neist Point are also excellent places to fish, with fourteen species of fish being caught in Moonen Bay.


Budget Accommodation Neist Point Isle of Skye Scotland.