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

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Callanish IV is a prehistoric stone circle on the Isle of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. It was built during the late Neolithic period, around c. 2750 BCE, and is one of several ancient monuments in the wider Callanish complex.

Callanish Stones

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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 2 miles northwest of Black Water.

Callanish III

Archaeological site

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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

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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

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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′ north

Longitude

-6.7° or 6° 42′ west

Elevation

75 feet (23 metres)

Open location code

9CCM58M2+82

GeoNames ID

2655427

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