Valtos

Valtos is a village in Western Isles, Scotland. Valtos is situated nearby to the village Kneep, as well as near the hamlet Cliff.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Pabaigh Mòr and Vacsay.

Pabaigh Mòr

Island

Photo: Marc Calhoun, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Pabay Mòr or Pabaigh Mòr is an uninhabited island in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland.

Vacsay

Island

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Vacsay is one of the Outer Hebrides. It is off the west coast of Lewis in West Loch Roag. It is 41 hectares in size, and 34 metres at its highest point.

Flodaigh is a small island in Loch Roag on the west coast of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. It is about 33 hectares in extent and the highest point is 48 metres. Flodaigh is situated 2½ miles southeast of Valtos.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kneep and Cliff.

Kneep

Village

Photo: Sarah Egan, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Kneep is a village on the Isle of Lewis, in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. Kneep is within the parish of Uig. Various archaeological discoveries have been made at Kneep, including a Viking cemetery and a number of Viking burials, as well as a cist.

Cliff

Hamlet

Photo: Robert Struthers, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Cliff is a small settlement on the Isle of Lewis, in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. Cliff is within the parish of Uig. The settlement is situated on a minor road, off the B8011.

Aird Uig

Village

Photo: Anne Burgess, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Aird Uig is a village on the Isle of Lewis, in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. Aird Uig is within the parish of Uig, and is situated on the C40 minor road which joins to the B8011 at Timsgarry. Aird Uig is situated 2½ miles west of Valtos.

Valtos

Type: Village
Also known as: “Bhaltos”
Category: locality
Location: Western Isles, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

58.22536° or 58° 13′ 31″ north

Longitude

-6.95464° or 6° 57′ 17″ west

Elevation

30 feet (9 metres)

Open location code

9CCM62GW+44

OpenStreetMap ID

node 273496553

OpenStreetMap feature

place=village

GeoNames ID

2635019

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