Kneep
Kneep is a village on the Isle of Lewis, in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. Kneep is within the parish of Uig. Various archaeological discoveries have been made at Kneep, including a Viking cemetery and a number of Viking burials, as well as a cist.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Village
- Description: village in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Cnìp”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Pabaigh Mòr and Vacsay.
Pabaigh Mòr
Island
Photo: Marc Calhoun, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Pabay Mòr or Pabaigh Mòr is an uninhabited island in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland.
Vacsay
Island
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Vacsay is one of the Outer Hebrides. It is off the west coast of Lewis in West Loch Roag. It is 41 hectares in size, and 34 metres at its highest point.
Fuaigh Mòr
Island
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Fuaigh Mòr is an island in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. It is off the west coast of Lewis near Great Bernera in Loch Ròg. It is 84 hectares and 67 metres at its highest point. Fuaigh Mòr is situated 2½ miles east of Kneep.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cliff and Timsgarry.
Cliff
Hamlet
Photo: Robert Struthers, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Cliff is a small settlement on the Isle of Lewis, in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. Cliff is within the parish of Uig. The settlement is situated on a minor road, off the B8011.
Timsgarry
Village
Photo: David Martin, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Timsgarry is a village on the Isle of Lewis, in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. Timsgarry is home to the Baile na Cille Church and the Uig Museum, noted for its giant Chessmen, discovered in the sands in 1831. Timsgarry is situated 3 miles southwest of Kneep.
Aird Uig
Village
Photo: Anne Burgess, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Aird Uig is a village on the Isle of Lewis, in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. Aird Uig is within the parish of Uig, and is situated on the C40 minor road which joins to the B8011 at Timsgarry. Aird Uig is situated 3 miles west of Kneep.
Kneep
- Category: locality
- Location: Western Isles, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
58.2216° or 58° 13′ 18″ northLongitude
-6.94702° or 6° 56′ 49″ westElevation
30 feet (9 metres)Open location code
9CCM63C3+J5OpenStreetMap ID
node 4825124918OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Scottish Gaelic—“Kneep” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Kneep”
- Dutch: “Kneep”
- French: “Kneep”
- Irish: “Cníp”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Cnip”
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Kneep”. Photo: Sarah Egan, CC BY-SA 2.0.