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Neist Point

Neist Point is a viewpoint on the most westerly point of Skye. has been located there since 1909.
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Photo: John Allan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
  • Type: Cape
  • Description: headland in Highland, Scotland, UK
  • Also known as: “Eist”, “Ness Point”, and “Rubha na h-Èist”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Neist Point Lighthouse and Loch Eishort.

Lighthouse
Photo: Richard Dorrell, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a lighthouse located on Neist Point on the in Scotland. It was designed by David Alan Stevenson and was first lit on 1 November 1909.

Lake
Photo: Glen Breaden, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a lake.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Waterstein and Borrodale.

Hamlet
Photo: Mike Shields, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a hamlet.

Hamlet
is small hamlet on the Isle of Skye, in the of . is part of and the Glendale Estate, in the parish of .

Hamlet
Photo: Dave Fergusson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
, comprises two small scattered, mixed crofting and residential townships, consisting of Lower to the North and Upper to the South, situated on the south shore of Loch Pooltiel on the peninsula, on the Isle of Skye, in the .

Neist Point

Latitude
57.41987° or 57° 25′ 12″ north
Longitude
-6.78714° or 6° 47′ 14″ west
Open location code
9C9MC697+W4
Open­Street­Map ID
node 8917624126
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­cape
Geo­Names ID
2641814
Wiki­data ID
Q1974991
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Neist Point” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Neist Point”
  • Czech: “mys ve Skotsku”
  • Czech: “Neist Point”
  • Dutch: “Neist Point”
  • French: “Neist Point”
  • German: “Neist point”
  • German: “Neist Point”
  • Irish: “Rubha na h-Èist”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Rubha an Èist”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Rubha na h-Eist”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Rubha na h-Èist”
  • Swedish: “Neist Point”
  • “Neist Point”
  • “Rubha na h-Èist”

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Highlights include An t-Aigeach and Viewpoint Neist Point.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Neist Point”. Photo: John Allan, CC BY-SA 2.0.