Londrangar View Point

Two basalt pillars stand in the sea below the viewpoint. The taller reaches about 75 metres, the smaller about 61 metres. Both are the eroded remains of an ancient volcanic crater, and the columnar basalt is clear from the platforms. Three viewing platforms face the stacks and the open ocean beyond them. The cliffs hold seabirds — gulls, kittiwakes, fulmars, guillemots and razorbills — but no puffins. Local folklore explains the pillars another way: two trolls were dragging a Viking ship ashore, took too long over it and turned to stone at sunrise. Seen from the right angle, the stacked rock does look like a ship.

• Wind: the clifftop is very windy. Bring a windproof jacket and a hat whatever the forecast says.
• Crowds: tour buses on the peninsula circuit stop here for about 20 minutes, so the platforms fill and empty through the day.
• Smell: the seabird cliffs below the platforms give off a strong smell.
• With children: the site suits families, but the wind is reason enough to keep them close at the edge.

The viewpoint is reached by car, and the car park sits at the site. From there a short, easy walk leads to an accessible viewing platform, with two more platforms along the clifftop. Tour buses use the same stop on their circuit of the peninsula.

Better: early morning and late evening, when the coach circuits of the peninsula are elsewhere.

Avoid: the middle of the day, when the tour buses come through.

Buses stop here for about 20 minutes, so the platforms clear about as fast as they fill. In summer the light lasts most of the night, which makes a late visit practical.