Points of interest
439 places to see on 163 islands
Lighthouses, castles, standing stones, abbeys, distilleries and more: 439 places to see on 163 islands, from the Channel Islands to Shetland. Choose a theme or a type to see every one on the map, or find them island by island on each island’s page.
- Places
- 439
- Islands
- 163
- Countries
- 5
- Types
- 11
- History & Heritage
- 213
- Coast & Sea
- 185
- Nature & Produce
- 41
Islands with the most to see
- 1 Anglesey 43 places
- 2 Islay 33 places
- 3 Isle of Wight 33 places
- 4 Mainland, Orkney 18 places
- 5 Isle of Man 16 places
- 6 Isle of Skye 13 places
- 7 Guernsey 11 places
- 8 Jersey 10 places
- 9 Mainland 9 places
- 10 Isle of Mull 8 places
Explore by theme
Every type ↓History & Heritage 213 places
Five thousand years of island history in one place: Neolithic villages and tombs, standing stones, Iron Age brochs and forts, early Christian monasteries, medieval churches, the castles of the clans and kings who fought over the sea roads, and the villages that islanders were forced or chose to leave.
All history & heritage on the map →Coast & Sea 185 places
The lighthouses that guide ships past island rocks and reefs, the lifeboat stations whose volunteer crews go out when something goes wrong, and the harbours and ferry ports that are every island's link with the world.
All coast & sea on the map →Nature & Produce 41 places
Nature reserves where seabirds, seals and rare plants are protected, and the distilleries that turn island water, barley and peat into some of the world's best-known whisky.
All nature & produce on the map →
