Western Isles
Western Isles is in Scotland, United Kingdom. Western Isles is situated nearby to the hamlet Newton, as well as near the locality Otternish.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Dun an Sticir and Ceallasaigh Mòr.
Dun an Sticir
Photo: Otter, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Dun an Sticir is an Iron Age broch situated approximately 9.5 kilometers north of Lochmaddy in a loch on North Uist in the Scottish Outer Hebrides. A building was erected on the site in the late medieval period.
Ceallasaigh Mòr
Island
Ceallasaigh Mòr is a low-lying island in Loch Maddy off North Uist in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. This an area of shallow lagoons filled and drained by the tides each day. Ceallasaigh Beag lies to the south and these two islets are connected by a narrow strip of sand at low tide. Ceallasaigh Mòr is situated 2½ miles south of Western Isles.
Sursay
Island
Sursaigh is an island off North Uist in the Sound of Harris, Scotland. It lies 8 kilometres northeast of the village of Lochmaddy and there are numerous nearby islands including Stromay, Sgarabhaigh and Tahay. Sursay is situated 2½ miles east of Western Isles.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Newtonferry and Otternish.
Newtonferry
Hamlet
Photo: Bob Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Newtonferry is a small crofting community on the island of North Uist in the Western Isles of Scotland, at the end of the B893 road. Newtonferry is within the parish of North Uist. Newtonferry is situated 2 miles northwest of Western Isles.
Otternish
Locality
Photo: Colin Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Otternish is the former North Uist terminal for the ferry to Berneray, in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. The slipway lies 6 miles north of Lochmaddy, and is situated within the parish of North Uist. Otternish is situated 2½ miles northwest of Western Isles.
Borve
Village
Photo: Jkirriemuir, Public domain.
Borve is a village, which is situated 3 miles north of Western Isles.
Western Isles
- Also known as: “Eilean Siar” and “Western Isles Islands Area”
- Location: Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
57.6667° or 57° 40′ northLongitude
-7.1667° or 7° 10′ westPopulation
26,100Elevation
20 feet (6 metres)Abbreviation
“ELS”Open location code
9C9JMR8M+M8GeoNames ID
2634428
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In Other Languages
From Irish to Welsh—“Western Isles” goes by many names.
- Irish: “na hOileáin Thiar”
- Welsh: “Ynysoedd Allanol Heledd”
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