Unish
Unish is a locality in Highland Council, Scotland. Unish is situated nearby to the village Trumpan, as well as near Geary.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Waternish Point Lighthouse and Dun Borrafiach.
Waternish Point Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Photo: Nigel Homer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Vaternish Lighthouse was built on Waternish Point in 1924. The engineers were David and Charles Stevenson. The original lens was donated to the Museum of Scottish Lighthouses.
Dun Borrafiach
Archaeological site
Photo: Richard Dorrell, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Dun Borrafiach is an Iron Age broch located on the north coast of the island of Skye, in Scotland.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Trumpan and Geary.
Trumpan
Village
Photo: PaulT, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Trumpan is a hamlet located on the Vaternish peninsula in the Isle of Skye, in the Scottish council area of the Highland. Trumpan Church, which is now a ruin, was the focus of a particularly brutal incident in 1578, when the Clan MacDonald of Uist travelled… Trumpan is situated 3 miles south of Unish.
Geary
Village
Photo: Dave Fergusson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Geary is a small crofting township, of some 40 houses, located on the remote northeast coast of the Waternish peninsula, overlooking the sea loch Loch Snizort, on the island of Skye, Scotland. Geary is situated 3½ miles southeast of Unish.
Halistra
Village
Photo: Richard Dorrell, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Halistra, is a small crofting township located on the west coast of the Waternish peninsula, overlooking Loch Bay, on the island of Skye, Scotland. It is in the Scottish council area of Highland. Halistra is situated 4 miles south of Unish.
Unish
- Type: Locality
- Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
57.6° or 57° 36′ northLongitude
-6.63333° or 6° 38′ westElevation
148 feet (45 metres)Open location code
9C9MH9X8+XMGeoNames ID
2635168
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