Botarua
Botarua is a locality in Western Isles, Scotland. Botarua is situated nearby to the hamlet Malaclete, as well as near Middlequarter.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Vallay and RRH Benbecula.
Vallay
Island
Photo: Lord P in the Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Vallay is an uninhabited tidal island in the Scottish Outer Hebrides. It can be reached from North Uist by a long beach at low tide. Once the island supported a population of nearly sixty people. Vallay is situated 2 miles north of Botarua.
RRH Benbecula
Military installation
Photo: Glenryanbri, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Remote Radar Head Benbecula or RRH Benbecula, is an air defence radar station operated by the Royal Air Force. It is located at Cleitreabhal a'Deas, 17 kilometres from Lochmaddy on the isle of North Uist in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. RRH Benbecula is situated 2 miles southwest of Botarua.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Malaclete and Sollas.
Sollas
Village
Photo: Peter Ward, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Sollas is a small crofting township on the northern coast of the island of North Uist, Scotland. Sollas is situated 2 miles northeast of Botarua.
North Uist
Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
North Uist is an island in the Western Isles or Outer Hebrides of Scotland. It measures 20 miles north-south, 25 miles east-west, and is separated from Benbecula to the south by a tidal ford, nowadays bridged by a causeway.
Botarua
- Type: Locality
- Location: Western Isles, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
57.63123° or 57° 37′ 52″ northLongitude
-7.39187° or 7° 23′ 31″ westElevation
26 feet (8 metres)Open location code
9C9JJJJ5+F7GeoNames ID
9538983
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