Lower Shader
Lower Shader is a neighborhood in Western Isles, Scotland. Lower Shader is situated nearby to the neighborhood Airidhantuim, as well as near Upper Shader.Places of Interest
Highlights include Steinacleit and Clach an Trushal Standing Stone.
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.
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.
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.
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 4 miles southwest of Lower Shader.
Lower Shader
- Type: Neighborhood
- Also known as: “Siadar Iarach”
- Category: locality
- Location: Western Isles, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
58.40384° or 58° 24′ 14″ northLongitude
-6.46831° or 6° 28′ 6″ westElevation
118 feet (36 metres)Open location code
9CCMCG3J+GMOpenStreetMap ID
node 2623449341OpenStreetMap feature
place=neighbourhoodGeoNames ID
2643505
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