Breasclete

Breasclete is a village and community on the west side of the Isle of Lewis, in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. Breasclete is within the parish of Uig, and is situated adjacent to the A858.

Photo: Robert Watson, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Type: Village
Description: village in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland, UK
Also known as: “Breasclet” and “Breaslet”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Callanish Stones and Ceabhaigh.

Callanish Stones

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.5.

The Calanais Stones are a prehistoric stone circle and stone alignment on the west coast of the Isle of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. The monument was built during the Neolithic period, around c. 2750 BC. Callanish Stones is situated 1½ miles south of Breasclete.

Ceabhaigh

Island

Ceabhaigh is a small island in an arm of Loch Ròg on the west coast of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. It is about 25 hectares in extent. It is not known if the island was ever permanently inhabited.

Callanish X

Archaeological site

Photo: Claire Pegrum, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Callanish X is the collapsed remains of a stone circle. It is one of many megalithic structures around the more well-known and larger Calanais I on the west coast of the isle of Lewis, in the Western Isles of the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. Callanish X is situated 1½ miles southeast of Breasclete.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Callanish and Garynahine.

Callanish

Village

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 2.5.

Calanais is a village on the west side of the Isle of Lewis, in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. Calanais is within the parish of Uig. A linear settlement with a jetty, it is on a headland jutting into Loch Roag, a sea loch 13 miles west of Stornoway.

Garynahine

Village

Photo: F Leask, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Garynahine is a settlement on Lewis, in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. Garynahine is situated at a T-junction where roads from Stornoway, Uig and the west side of Lewis all meet. The roads are the A858 and the B8011. Garynahine is within the parish of Uig. Garynahine is situated 2½ miles southeast of Breasclete.

Breaclete

Village

Photo: Iain Macaulay, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Breacleit is the central village on Great Bernera in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. Breaclete is within the parish of Uig. Although the village name comes from a geographical feature rather than a steading it is generally believed to be an ancient settlement. Breaclete is situated 3½ miles west of Breasclete.

Breasclete

Category: locality
Location: Western Isles, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
View on OpenStreetMap

Latitude

58.22069° or 58° 13′ 15″ north

Longitude

-6.74583° or 6° 44′ 45″ west

Elevation

102 feet (31 metres)

United Nations Location Code

GB RST

Open location code

9CCM67C3+7M

OpenStreetMap ID

node 603892957

OpenStreetMap feature

place=village

GeoNames ID

2654827

Wikidata ID

Q4959755

This page is based on OpenStreetMap, GeoNames, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons, and Wikipedia.

We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.

Satellite Map

Discover Breasclete from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

In Other Languages

From Basque to Irish—“Breasclete” goes by many names.

Basque: “Breasclete”
Dutch: “Breasclete”
French: “Breasclete”
German: “Breasclete”
Irish: “Brèascleit”

Places with the Same Name

Discover other places named “Breasclete”.

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Sgeir Sgianailt and Beannan Beag.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Callanish XII and Callanish XI.

Scotland: Must-Visit Destinations

Delve into Edinburgh, Glasgow, Aberdeen, and Dundee.

Curious Places to Discover

Uncover intriguing places from every corner of the globe.