Eilean Glas Lighthouse
Eilean Glas Lighthouse is on the east coast of the island of Scalpay in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. It was one of the original four lights commissioned by the Commissioners of the Northern Lights, and the first in the Hebrides.
- Lighthouse
- …lies at an elevation of 30 feet (9 metres)
- …is operated by the Northern Lighthouse Board.
- Description: lighthouse on the island of Scalpay, Outer Hebrides, Scotland, UK
- Also known as“Scalpay, Eilean Glas Lighthouse”“Taigh-solais Eilean Glas”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rèinigeadal and Meavaig South.
Rèinigeadal
Hamlet
Rèinigeadal is a small settlement in Harris, in the Western Isles in Scotland. Rèinigeadal is situated 4½ miles north of Eilean Glas Lighthouse.
Meavaig South
Hamlet
Meavaig South is a hamlet, which is situated 6 miles west of Eilean Glas Lighthouse.
Eilean Glas Lighthouse
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Latitude
57.85688° or 57° 51′ 25″ north
Longitude
-6.64192° or 6° 38′ 31″ west
Open location code
9C9MV945+Q6
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man_made=lighthouse
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In Other Languages
From French to Welsh—“Eilean Glas Lighthouse” goes by many names.
- French: “phare d’Eilean Glas”
- French: “Phare d’Eilean Glas”
- German: “Eilean Glas Lighthouse”
- Japanese: “アイリーングラス灯台”
- Welsh: “Goleudy Eilean Glas”
Localities in the Area
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