Leireabhagh causeway

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The Leireabhagh peninsula is situated to the South of Lochmaddy centre. There is but one occupied house there now, but historically has been under settlement and agricultural use for many centuries, with some features dating back potentially to Neolithic times when much of the coastal shoreline would bhave been freshwater loch(s) shores

This is a large drystone causeway (stairseach in Gaelic) connecting Eilean Leireabhagh to the Stromban peninsula, originally affording access in most tide conditions, but now slowly deteriorating, probably most damage arising from frost movement of stones, as its position means it is well protected from wave action, even in stormy conditions.

There is a well-built pathway, revetted in parts, leading from the main road to the causeway which continues north along the island’s shoreline to the former main farmstead.