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Benbecula Island

Benbecula is an island in the of Scotland, with a population of 1300 in 2021. The name is a medieval mispronunciation: "pen" meaning flat land turned into "ben" for mountain, which it doesn't have.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Rueval.

Peak
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is a peak.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Rossinish and Uachdar.

Locality
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is a locality, which is situated 2 miles east of Benbecula Island.

Village
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is a settlement on the Island of . is within the parish of . The settlement is home to the only bakery on Benbecula, MacLeans Hebridean Bakery, which also has a small shop in the same complex as the bakery itself. is situated 2½ miles northwest of Benbecula Island.

Benbecula Island

Latitude
57.45769° or 57° 27′ 28″ north
Longitude
-7.27467° or 7° 16′ 29″ west
Elevation
33 feet (10 metres)
IATA airport code
BEB
Open location code
9C9JFP5G+34
Geo­Names ID
2655911
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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Ruabhal [Rueval] and Eilean Nèill.

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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikivoyage page “Benbecula Island”. Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.