Butt of Lewis
The Butt of Lewis is the most northerly point on the Island of Lewis, in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. The headland, which lies in the North Atlantic, is frequently battered by heavy swells and storms and is marked by the Butt of Lewis Lighthouse.
- Cape
- …lies at an elevation of 33 feet (10 metres)
- Description: landform in Outer Hebrides, Scotland, UK
- Also known as“Rudh Eorrapaidh”“Rudha Robhanais”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Butt of Lewis Lighthouse and Port Stoth.
St. Moluag’s Church
Church
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Eoropie and Fivepenny.
Knockaird
Village
Butt of Lewis
- Category: landform
- Location
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Latitude
58.5157° or 58° 30′ 57″ north
Longitude
-6.26059° or 6° 15′ 38″ west
Open location code
9CCMGP8Q+7Q
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=cape
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Breton to Welsh—“Butt of Lewis” goes by many names.
- Breton: “Butt of Lewis”
- Breton: “Rubha Robhanais”
- Cebuano: “Butt of Lewis”
- Chinese: “刘易斯角”
- Chinese: “路易斯岬”
- Chinese: “路易斯角”
- German: “Butt of Lewis”
- Irish: “Rubha Robhanais”
- Japanese: “バット・オブ・ルイス岬”
- Polish: “Butt of Lewis”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Rubha Robhanais”
- Swedish: “Butt of Lewis”
- Welsh: “Pwynt Lewis”
Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Cleite Gile and Màs Sgeir.
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