Lochmaddy

North Uist is an island in the Western Isles or of Scotland. It measures 20 miles north-south, 25 miles east-west, and is separated from Benbecula to the south by a tidal ford, nowadays bridged by a causeway.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Taigh Chearsabhagh and Lochmaddy Sheriff Court.

Building
is an arts centre and museum in Lochmaddy on the island of , Scotland. was built in 1741 and originally used as an inn; it has since served as a post office, house and workshop before being developed as an arts centre since 1993.

Courthouse
, also known as County Buildings, is a judicial building in Lochmaddy in Scotland. The building, which continues to be used as a courthouse, is a Category C listed building.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Weavers Point and Locheport.

Locality
is a headland to the north of the entrance to Loch Maddy, on the north eastern coastline of in the Western Isles of Scotland. There has been a lighthouse on the headland since 1980. is situated 2½ miles east of Lochmaddy.

Village
is a village, which is situated 5 miles southwest of Lochmaddy.

Lochmaddy

Latitude
57.59963° or 57° 35′ 59″ north
Longitude
-7.16086° or 7° 9′ 39″ west
Population
300
Elevation
7 feet (2 metres)
United Nations Location Code
GB LMA
Open location code
9C9JHRXQ+VM
Open­Street­Map ID
node 33505443
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2643811
Wiki­data ID
Q1738877
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Welsh—“Lochmaddy” goes by many names.
  • Basque: Lochmaddy
  • Catalan: Lochmaddy
  • Chinese: 洛赫馬迪
  • Chinese: 洛赫马迪
  • Chinese: 马达湖
  • Dutch: Loch nam Madadh
  • French: Lochmaddy
  • Galician: Lochmaddy
  • German: Lochmaddy
  • Irish: Loch nam Madadh
  • Japanese: ロクマディ
  • Japanese: ロッホマディー
  • Manx: Logh ny Moddee
  • Persian: لاکمدی
  • Scots: Lochmaddy
  • Scottish Gaelic: Loch nam Madadh
  • Swedish: Lochmaddy
  • Welsh: Loch nam Madadh

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Church of Scotland Berneray-Lochmaddy and UHI Outer Hebrides - North Uist Campus.

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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 Wikivoyage page “Lochmaddy”. Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.