Heaval

Heaval is the highest hill on the Outer Hebridean island of , . The highest point is 383 metres high above sea level and it is located 1.5 km northeast of .
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  • Type: Peak with an elevation of 1,257 feet
  • Description: hill on Barra, Outer Hebrides, Scotland, UK
  • Also known as: “Ben Eaval”, “Heabhal”, “Herval”, and “Sheabhal”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Church of our Lady, Star of the Sea, Barra and Barra Island Lifeboat Station.

Church
Photo: Anne Burgess, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Building
Photo: Gordon Hatton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is located at , a village at the southern end of the Isle of , part of the , an archipelago sitting off the north-west coast of .

Distillery
is a gin distillery and planned single malt whisky distillery on , in the of . The distillery was founded in 2019 in , the largest settlement on the island.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Castlebay and Barra.

Village
Photo: Paul Store, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is the main village and a community council area on the island of in the , Scotland. The village is located on the south coast of the island, and overlooks a bay in the Atlantic Ocean dominated by , as well as nearby islands such as .

Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is an island in the or Western Isles of Scotland. The main village is the ferry port, Castlebay. A causeway links to the island of Vatersay, and further south are the uninhabited islands of Pabbay, Sandray, Mingulay and Berneray.

Village
Photo: Dr Julian Paren, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village on the west coast of the island of in the , Scotland. is within the parish of Barra, and is situated on the A888 which is the island's circular main road.

Heaval

Latitude
56.96632° or 56° 57′ 59″ north
Longitude
-7.4686° or 7° 28′ 7″ west
Elevation
1,257 feet (383 metres)
Open location code
9C8JXG8J+GH
Open­Street­Map ID
node 3395635968
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­peak
Geo­Names ID
2647210
Wiki­data ID
Q1345347
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Bulgarian to Swedish—“Heaval” goes by many names.
  • Bulgarian: “Хеавал”
  • Cebuano: “Heaval”
  • Dutch: “Heaval”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “جبل هيايڤال”
  • French: “Heaval Race”
  • French: “Heaval”
  • French: “Sheabhal”
  • German: “Heaval”
  • Irish: “Sheabhal”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Sheabhal”
  • Swedish: “Heaval”

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Explore places such as The Glen and Garrygall.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Sheabhal North Top and Hartaval.

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