Àird Barvas
Àird Barvas is a cape in Western Isles, Scotland. Àird Barvas is situated nearby to the village Ballantrushal, as well as near the neighborhood Upper Shader.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Clach an Trushal Standing Stone and Steinacleit.
Clach an Trushal Standing Stone
Photo: F Leask, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Clach an Trushal is said to be the tallest standing stone in Scotland. Above ground it stands approximately 5.8 metres tall, is 1.83 m wide and at its thickest point is 1.5 m thick, with a girth at its base of 4.75 m.
Steinacleit
Photo: Andrew Gray, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Steinacleit is a prehistoric archeological site on the west coast of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. The site consists of an array of boulders that mark what is left of a chambered cairn, and possibly demarcate a huge hall overlaying the site. Steinacleit is situated 2½ miles northeast of Àird Barvas.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ballantrushal and Barvas.
Ballantrushal
Village
Photo: DJB, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ballantrushal is a village on the Isle of Lewis in the West Side district, in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. Ballantrushal is within the parish of Barvas, and is situated on the A857.
Barvas
Village
Photo: Sfniall, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Barvas is a settlement, community and civil parish on the Isle of Lewis in Scotland. It developed around a road junction. The A857 and A858 meet at the southern end of Barvas. Barvas is situated 2 miles south of Àird Barvas.
Brue
Village
Brue is a village on the Isle of Lewis in the West Side district, in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. It is a crofting township and it is composed of two areas: Am Baile Staigh, which is nearer the coast, and Pàirc Bhrù, which runs towards the moor. Brue is situated 2½ miles southwest of Àird Barvas.
Àird Barvas
- Type: Cape
- Also known as: “Aird Barvas” and “Ard Barvas”
- Category: landform
- Location: Western Isles, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
58.38333° or 58° 23′ northLongitude
-6.51667° or 6° 31′ westElevation
148 feet (45 metres)Open location code
9CCM9FMM+88GeoNames ID
2656203
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