Great Bernera
The Bridge over the Atlantic takes you to Great Bernera, an island in is own right. Before the hard link was built in 1953, islanders had to transport all their supplies by boat across the 200 metres-wide sound. It was the first pre-stressed concrete bridge constructed in the UK.
Breaclete Mill
Nestling on the shore of Loch Riosaigh, the Breaclete mill was used to grind grain until 1914. It was restored by the Bernera Historical Society 13 years ago. It was powered by the down flow from a fresh water loch and dams were used to store up water upstream. Earlier mill dams can be seen at the loch above the mill when the water level is low. Parts of earlier mill-stones found at this site are now lying to the left of the mill door. In the 1880s the mill was restored with new stones cut at Valtos and was in use until the First World War, after which it fell into disuse.
Comunn Eachdraidh Sgìre Bhearnaraidh, with the help of a local stone-mason, restored the mill to working order in 1995.
Bosta Iron Age house
An unique iron age village was exposed in Bernera when heavy winter storms washed away tons of sand from the Bosta machair.
The tops of a clutch of 7th century round houses had peeked out from the surface for decades. But after the beach height was eroded by about one metre in 1993 the ruins of five houses dating from as possibly as early as 400 AD were uncovered.
Some artefacts from the site can be seen at the Bernera museum but the settlement was recovered with sand in order to protect it from the sea.
Open to visitors is a replica low stone-walled round house on the Bosta machair and constructed by copying ancient techniques.