Howmore
Howmore lies on the island of South Uist to the southwest of Loch Druidibeg. The mountain of Haarsal rises to 139 m to the east and immediately south is the smaller settlement of Howbeg. Howmore is also within the parish of South Uist.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Village
- Description: village in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Tobha Mòr”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Stoneybridge and South Uist.
Stoneybridge
Village
Photo: Barbara Carr, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Stoneybridge is a village on the island of South Uist in Scotland. The Crois Chnoca Breaca standing stone is situated to the west of the village. Stoneybridge is within the parish of South Uist and the chapel was also situated west of the settlement at Ardmichael, having been in existence prior to 1854. Stoneybridge is situated 2 miles southwest of Howmore.
South Uist
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South Uist is an island in the Western Isles or Outer Hebrides of Scotland, with a population in 2011 of 1897. It extends 25 miles north-south and 5 miles east-west, and has long been linked by road north to Benbecula and North Uist, and since 2002 it has been linked south to Eriskay.
Bornish
Village
Photo: Colin Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bornish is a village and community council area on South Uist in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. Bornish is also within the civil parish of South Uist. The A865 passes through Bornish, on the route between Lochmaddy and Lochboisdale. Bornish is situated 4½ miles south of Howmore.
Howmore
- Category: locality
- Location: Western Isles, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
57.3012° or 57° 18′ 4″ northLongitude
-7.37555° or 7° 22′ 32″ westElevation
26 feet (8 metres)Open location code
9C9J8J2F+FQOpenStreetMap ID
node 5139599631OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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