Upper Shader
Upper Shader is a neighborhood in Western Isles, Scotland. Upper Shader is situated nearby to the neighborhood Lower Shader, as well as near the village Ballantrushal.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Clach an Trushal Standing Stone and Steinacleit.
Clach an Trushal Standing Stone
Photo: F Leask, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Clach an Trushal is said to be the tallest standing stone in Scotland. Above ground it stands approximately 5.8 metres tall, is 1.83 m wide and at its thickest point is 1.5 m thick, with a girth at its base of 4.75 m.
Steinacleit
Photo: Andrew Gray, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Steinacleit is a prehistoric archeological site on the west coast of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. The site consists of an array of boulders that mark what is left of a chambered cairn, and possibly demarcate a huge hall overlaying the site.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ballantrushal and Borve.
Ballantrushal
Village
Photo: DJB, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ballantrushal is a village on the Isle of Lewis in the West Side district, in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. Ballantrushal is within the parish of Barvas, and is situated on the A857.
Borve
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Borve is a village on the west side of the Isle of Lewis in Scotland, 17 miles from the island's only town, Stornoway. Borve is situated 2 miles northeast of Upper Shader.
Barvas
Village
Photo: Sfniall, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Barvas is a settlement, community and civil parish on the Isle of Lewis in Scotland. It developed around a road junction. The A857 and A858 meet at the southern end of Barvas. Barvas is situated 3½ miles southwest of Upper Shader.
Upper Shader
- Type: Neighborhood
- Also known as: “Siadar Uarach”
- Category: locality
- Location: Western Isles, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
58.39899° or 58° 23′ 56″ northLongitude
-6.47764° or 6° 28′ 40″ westElevation
79 feet (24 metres)Open location code
9CCM9GXC+HWOpenStreetMap ID
node 2623449345OpenStreetMap feature
place=neighbourhoodGeoNames ID
2635109
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