The Lees: Li a Tuath 262m, Li a Deas 281m. North Uist, Section 24c OS 1:50 000 Sheet 18 : NF867731 & NF867731

31st May 2004
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The Lees and Eabhal from Bearnaray Hostel.

Li a Tuath (North Lee) from the walk in.
The ferry leaving Lochmaddy (taken from the North Lee trig.)
Li a Tuath / North Lee. The summit knoll.
The view to the West from Li a Tuath
Li a Deas / South Lee summit.
Li a Deas. across the pass between the two hills.
Loch Lee - the reservoir for Lochmaddy between the hills.

 

Two hills that dominate Lochmaddy, are near to the village, but are a long walk from it across a big boggy moor. The big boggy moor is very rich in birdlife and an impressive variety of species were seen on this walk. The northern hill carries a trig away from its summit and is a very good viewpoint for Lochmaddy, watching the ferry was fun. The going is easier on the ridge, gneiss pavement replacing peat, but there are a lot of crags to dodge and the South Lee ascent descent is very steep above the reservoir. Scramblers will enjoy themselves here, but there appears to little climbing.  I have freely interchanged the two spellings for these hills, as the Gaelic is now used on the OS maps and will show in gazzeteers - I have also put them both in for search engines. North and South Lee are simple translations of the Gaelic, and the names are probably Norse to start with.