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Ceallasaigh Mòr

Ceallasaigh Mòr is a low-lying island in Loch Maddy off in the of . This an area of shallow lagoons filled and drained by the tides each day. lies to the south and these two islets are connected by a narrow strip of sand at low tide.
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  • Type: Island
  • Description: island in Outer Hebrides, Scotland, UK
  • Also known as: “Ceallasaigh Mor” and “Keallasay More”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Ceallasaigh Beag and The False Men.

Island
Photo: W. L. Tarbert, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a low-lying island in Loch Maddy off in the of Scotland. This an area of shallow lagoons filled and drained by the tides each day. Ceallasaigh Mòr lies to the south and these two islets are connected by a narrow strip of sand during some low tides.

Archaeological site
Photo: Marc Calhoun, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Na Fir Bhrèige is a set of three standing stones on the Isle of in the . They lie on the northwestern slope of Blashaval. The stones are set in a line that runs WNW to ESE, nearly in alignment with the peaks of Blashaval and Maari.

Courthouse
Photo: Alan Stewart, CC BY-SA 2.0.
, also known as County Buildings, is a judicial building in in Scotland. The building, which continues to be used as a courthouse, is a Category C listed building.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Lochmaddy and Weavers Point.

Village
Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
North Uist is an island in the Western Isles or 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.

Locality
Photo: James Allan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a headland to the north of the entrance to Loch Maddy, on the north eastern coastline of in the Western Isles of Scotland. There has been a lighthouse on the headland since 1980.

Hamlet
Photo: Bob Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a small crofting community on the island of in the Western Isles of , at the end of the B893 road. is within the parish of North Uist.

Ceallasaigh Mòr

Latitude
57.63397° or 57° 38′ 2″ north
Longitude
-7.17936° or 7° 10′ 46″ west
Elevation
43 feet (13 metres)
Open location code
9C9JJRMC+H7
Open­Street­Map ID
way 361694772
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­coastline
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­island
Geo­Names ID
12541104
Wiki­data ID
Q3778272
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Norwegian Nynorsk—“Ceallasaigh Mòr” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “盖尔拉格莫尔岛”
  • Chinese: “蓋爾拉格莫爾島”
  • Dutch: “Ceallasaigh Mòr”
  • Irish: “Ceallasaigh Mór”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Ceallasaigh Mòr”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Keallasay More”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Braigh Chalasaigh and Blashaval.

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Highlights include Eilean nan Lion and Minish Island.

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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 “Ceallasaigh Mòr”. Photo: Ritchyblack, FAL.