Cleat

About Cleat

Overlooking the ferry terminal at Uig, this prominent Trotternish hill provides a grandstand view of the Outer Hebrides for very little effort. The ascent involves crossing typical Skye moorland to reach a summit that gazes directly across the Minch towards the distant silhouettes of Harris and North Uist.

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• •The name is likely derived from the Old Norse 'klettr', meaning a rock or cliff, reflecting the island's Viking heritage and the hill's steep appearance when viewed from the waters of Uig Bay.
• •On the lower western slopes sits the nineteenth-century Uig Tower, also known as Captain Fraser's Folly, built by a local landlord to oversee his estate and, more specifically, to keep a watchful eye on his tenants.
• •The summit offers a perfect perspective of the ferry terminal below, where CalMac vessels depart for Tarbert and Lochmaddy, framed against the distant backdrop of the Waternish peninsula across the water.
• •Despite its modest height, the hill’s position on the edge of the Minch ensures that any Atlantic weather systems arriving from the west will introduce themselves to you personally and with significant force.