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Flora MacDonald Walk

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Flora MacDonald Birthplace
  • Flora MacDonald Birthplace
  • Kildonan beach
  • Machair Road
  • Sign to Flora MacDonald's birthplace
  • Kildonan Museum and Cafe
  • Milton
  • Machair flowers

About

This is a great walk, which is well worth a full day out with a picnic lunch on the amazing silver sand beach and then finishing with cake and a cup of tea at the café at the Kildonan Museum.

The walk takes in the Flora Macdonald birthplace monument, quiet roads through crofting communities, the outstanding machair of South Uist and a secluded beach. In spring and summer, you will see a multitude of flowers, and probably see and hear many birds too. Many of these have become rare breeders in much of Britain. 

​​You can download a leaflet here.

Map & Directions

Route Waypoints
  1. Start at Kildonan Museum. Turn right on to main toad.
  2. Turn left through the village of Kildonan.
  3. Turn left and follow the machair track.
  4. Turn left along the track leading to the village of Milton (Gearraidh Bhailteas)
  5. Turn left on to the main road.
  6. Turn left up to Flora MacDonald'd Birthplace and then return to the main road.
  7. Turn right into Kildonan Museum and the end of the walk.

Route Guides

Route Time -

1.5h - 2h

Distance -

5 miles

Grade -

Easy

Route Type -

Walk

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