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Ruaival

Ruaival is a peak in , and has an elevation of 427 feet. Ruaival is situated nearby to the locality , as well as near .
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  • Type: Peak with an elevation of 427 feet
  • Description: hill on Hirta, in the St Kilda archipelago, Outer Hebrides, Scotland, UK
  • Also known as: “Ruabhal”, “Ruaval”, “Rueval”, and “Ruival”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Dùn and Stac Levenish.

Island
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is an island in , Scotland. It is nearly 1 mile long. Its name simply means "fort" in Scottish Gaelic, but the fort itself has been lost – old maps show it on Gob an Dùin, which is at the seaward end.

Islet
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or Stac Leibhinis is a sea stack in the archipelago in . Lying 2.5 kilometres off Village Bay on , it is part of the rim of an extinct volcano that includes Dùn, Ruaival and Mullach Sgar.

Peak
Photo: Des Colhoun, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a peak.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include St Kilda and Glen Mor.

Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a small archipelago in the Atlantic, 40 miles west of the or Western Isles of Scotland, of which it's administratively part. Hirta is the main island, and there is no island called .

Locality
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is a locality.

Ruaival

Latitude
57.7998° or 57° 47′ 59″ north
Longitude
-8.57664° or 8° 34′ 36″ west
Elevation
427 feet (130 metres)
Open location code
9C9HQCXF+W8
Open­Street­Map ID
node 310466738
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­peak
Geo­Names ID
10277733
Wiki­data ID
Q24677215
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In Other Languages

From Bulgarian to Swedish—“Ruaival” goes by many names.
  • Bulgarian: “Руаивал”
  • Cebuano: “Ruaival”
  • Dutch: “Ruaival”
  • Polish: “Ruabhal”
  • Swedish: “Ruaival”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Seilg Geodha and Rubha Mhuirich.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Tobar na Cille and MOD Hebrides (Mulloch Sgar Site).

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