Big Sand

Big Sand is a small remote crofting village in , . It is situated on the shores of the and is 3+1⁄2 miles from village.
Wikipedia
Photo: Mick Garratt, CC BY-SA 2.0.
  • Hamlet
  • …lies at an elevation of 102 feet (31 metres)
  • Description: village in Highland, Scotland, UK
  • Also known as
    “Sand”
    “Sands”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Longa Island.

Island
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a small uninhabited island at the…

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Lonemore and Port Henderson.

Neighborhood
Photo: Roger McLachlan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a crofting village on the north shore… is situated 2½ miles east of Big Sand.

Village
is a fishing village on the south west… is situated 3½ miles south of Big Sand.

Photo: Dmacle2179, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a straggling community along the west…

Big Sand

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Latitude
57.74361° or 57° 44′ 37″ north
Longitude
-5.77808° or 5° 46′ 41″ west
Open location code
9C9PP6VC+CQ
Open­Street­Map ID
node 25300905
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­hamlet
Geo­Names ID
2655680
Wiki­data ID
Q2098058

Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Basque to Urdu—“Big Sand” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Big Sand”
  • Dutch: “Big Sand”
  • Irish: “Sannda Mhòr”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Sannda Mhòr”
  • Urdu: “بگ سینڈ”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Big Sand Beach and Gairloch Highland Gathering Ground.

Scotland: Highlights

Notable places include Edinburgh and Glasgow.

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