Hecla
Hecla is a peak in Western Isles, Scotland and has an elevation of 719 feet. Hecla is situated nearby to the locality Skipsdale, as well as near Bual na Creige.Places of Interest
Highlights include Mingulay and Arnamul.
Mingulay
Island
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Mingulay is the second largest of the Barra Isles in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. Located 12 nautical miles south of Barra, it is known for an extensive Gaelic oral tradition incorporating folklore, song and stories and its important seabird populations, including puffins, black-legged kittiwakes, and razorbills, which nest in the sea-cliffs, amongst the highest in the British Isles.
Arnamul
Islet
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Arnamul is a stack off the west coast of Mingulay in the Western Isles, Scotland. Although precipitous, sheep were grazed on its relatively flat summit during the human occupation of Mingulay.
Hecla
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 719 feet
- Also known as: “Heacla” and “Hèacla”
- Category: landform
- Location: Western Isles, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
56.80388° or 56° 48′ 14″ northLongitude
-7.64069° or 7° 38′ 27″ westElevation
719 feet (219 metres)Open location code
9C8JR935+HPOpenStreetMap ID
node 3396528417OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peakGeoNames ID
2647197
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