Shiant Islands
Shiant Islands is an island in Western Isles, Scotland.Places of Interest
Highlights include Eilean Mhuire.
Eilean Mhuire
Island
Photo: Eileen Henderson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Eilean Mhuire is the most easterly of the Shiant Islands in the Outer Hebrides. Once populated, Eilean Mhuire is now used only for grazing sheep. There was an old local tradition that said there used to be a chapel on the island.
Shiant Islands
- Type: Island
- Category: landform
- Location: Western Isles, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
57.88333° or 57° 53′ northLongitude
-6.35° or 6° 21′ westElevation
33 feet (10 metres)Open location code
9C9MVMM2+82GeoNames ID
2638003
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