Steinish
Steinish is a village in the Scottish Outer Hebrides, on the Isle of Lewis, near Plasterfield and Stornoway Airport. Steinish is situated within the parish of Stornoway, and is also situated adjacent to the Laxdale estuary.
- Type: Village
- Description: village in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Steinis”
Places of Interest
Highlights: Stornoway Airport and Lews Castle.
Lews Castle
Castle
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Plasterfield and Sandwick.
Steinish
- Category: locality
- Location: Western Isles, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
58.2194° or 58° 13′ 10″ north
Longitude
-6.34644° or 6° 20′ 47″ west
Elevation
33 feet (10 metres)
Open location code
9CCM6M93+QC
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Scottish Gaelic—“Steinish” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Steinish”
- Dutch: “Steinish”
- French: “Steinish”
- Irish: “Steinnis”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Stenis”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Mackenzie Park and Coulregrein.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Eilean Mehinish and Teanga Tunga.
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