Hermetray
Hermetray is an uninhabited island off North Uist, in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: John Allan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Island
- Description: uninhabited island off North Uist, in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland
- Also known as: “Harmetray” and “Theàrnatraigh”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Tahay and Sursay.
Tahay
Island
Photo: Anne Burgess, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Tahay is an island in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. The name originates from the Old Norse tagg-øy meaning island with a prominent hill. At 53 hectares in area and with a central peak of 65 metres, it is the largest of the group of uninhabited islands off the north east coast of North Uist.
Sursay
Island
Sursaigh is an island off North Uist in the Sound of Harris, Scotland. It lies 8 kilometres northeast of the village of Lochmaddy and there are numerous nearby islands including Stromay, Sgarabhaigh and Tahay.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Weavers Point and Lochmaddy.
Weavers Point
Locality
Photo: James Allan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Weavers Point is a headland to the north of the entrance to Loch Maddy, on the north eastern coastline of North Uist in the Western Isles of Scotland. There has been a lighthouse on the headland since 1980.
Lochmaddy
Village
Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
North Uist is an island in the Western Isles or Outer Hebrides 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. Lochmaddy is situated 6 miles southwest of Hermetray.
Otternish
Locality
Photo: Colin Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Otternish is the former North Uist terminal for the ferry to Berneray, in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. The slipway lies 6 miles north of Lochmaddy, and is situated within the parish of North Uist. Otternish is situated 6 miles northwest of Hermetray.
Hermetray
- Categories: coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Western Isles, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
57.65634° or 57° 39′ 23″ northLongitude
-7.05145° or 7° 3′ 5″ westOpen location code
9C9JMW4X+GCOpenStreetMap ID
way 1225410691OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=island
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Bulgarian to Swedish—“Hermetray” goes by many names.
- Bulgarian: “Херметрай”
- Cebuano: “Hermetray”
- Chinese: “赫梅特拉岛”
- Chinese: “赫梅特拉島”
- Dutch: “Hermetray”
- French: “Hermetray”
- Irish: “Thearnatraigh”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Hermetray”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Thearnatraigh”
- Swedish: “Hermetray”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Leac na Thobha and Cheese Bay.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Loch Hermetray and Cnoc a‘ Chombaiste.
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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 “Hermetray”. Photo: John Allan, CC BY-SA 2.0.