Basking Shark - Port of Ness
Ness, Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides, HS2 0XA
Type:Flora and Fauna - Marine Life
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About
Basking Sharks are a regular summer visitor to our coastal waters. Usually they are seen when feeding at surface, with the snout, gape, dorsal fin and tail fluke visible. They feed on plankton and are most visible in July and August.TripAdvisor
What's Nearby
Port Nis (Port of Ness) is in the parish of Ness, the most northerly parish in Lewis.
0.11 miles away
Photograph © David WilsonThe boathouse at the harbour in Port of Ness is the scene…
0.13 miles awaySmall, working studio gallery above the beach and harbour at Port of Ness on the Isle of…
0.2 miles away
A small group of well-used and maintained shielings with a track along a ravine to a…
0.42 miles awayAdabroc was based on the fictious village "Crobost", where Fin was born and brought up.
0.64 miles awayLoch Stiapabhat bird reserve and hide to watch golden plover, Lapwing, whooper swans,…
0.88 miles awayDùn Èistean is traditionally known as the stronghold of the Clan Morrison. Archaeological…
0.9 miles awayLocated at the North of the Archipelago, this rich Machair loch and surrounding wetland…
0.98 miles away
Photograph © David Wilson
Skigersta harbour is where Peter May imagined to be…1.16 miles awayOverlooking the bay at Skigersta Harbour is Fin's Aunt's house.
1.21 miles awayBased in Ness on the Isle of Lewis, Taigh Dhonnchaidh offers musical and cultural…
1.23 miles awayThe ancient church of St Moluag sits in a crofter's field.
1.52 miles awaySt Moluag’s Church is a 12th century Temple, said to have been built by the son of a…
1.53 miles awayTràigh Shanndaigh (Eoropie beach) is a beautiful sandy beach in the north of Lewis, near…
1.72 miles away
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