Black Water
Black Water is a stream in Western Isles, Scotland. Black Water is situated nearby to the village Garynahine, as well as near the locality Grimersta.Places of Interest
Highlights include Callanish IV and Callanish Stones.
Callanish IV
Archaeological site
Photo: Tumulus, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Callanish IV stone circle is one of many megalithic structures around the better-known Calanais I on the west coast of the Isle of Lewis, in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland.
Callanish Stones
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.5.
The Calanais Stones are an arrangement of standing stones placed in a cruciform pattern with a central stone circle, located on the Isle of Lewis, Scotland. Callanish Stones is situated 2 miles northwest of Black Water.
Callanish III
Archaeological site
Photo: Tumulus, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Callanish III stone circle is one of many megalithic structures around the better-known Calanais I on the west coast of the Isle of Lewis, in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Garynahine and Callanish.
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.
Callanish
Village
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. Callanish is situated 2 miles northwest of Black Water.
Achmore
Village
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Achmore is a village in the Scottish Outer Hebrides, on the Isle of Lewis. The name means 'big field'. Achmore is within the parish of Lochs and lies on the A858, about 7 miles southwest of Stornoway. Achmore is situated 4½ miles east of Black Water.
Black Water
- Type: Stream
- Also known as: “Amhuinn Dhubh”
- Category: body of water
- Location: Western Isles, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
58.18333° or 58° 11′ northLongitude
-6.7° or 6° 42′ westElevation
75 feet (23 metres)Open location code
9CCM58M2+82GeoNames ID
2655427
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