Benbecula is an island in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland, with a population of 1300 in 2021. The name is a medieval mispronunciation: "pen" meaning flat land turned into "ben" for mountain, which it doesn't have.

Uachdar

Village

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Uachdar is a settlement on the Outer Hebridean Island of Benbecula. Uachdar is within the parish of South Uist. The settlement is home to the only bakery on Benbecula, MacLeans Hebridean Bakery, which also has a small shop in the same complex as the bakery itself. Uachdar is situated 2 miles northwest of Ruabhal [Rueval].

Rossinish

Locality

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Rossinish is a locality, which is situated 3 miles east of Ruabhal [Rueval].

Ruabhal [Rueval]

Type: Island
Category: landform
Location: Western Isles, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

57.45908° or 57° 27′ 33″ north

Longitude

-7.2961° or 7° 17′ 46″ west

Elevation

407 feet (124 metres)

Open location code

9C9JFP53+JH

GeoNames ID

12541164

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