Beinn Ruigh Choinnich

Beinn Ruigh Choinnich is a hill which overlooks the port of Lochboisdale on the east coast of the island of South Uist in the Outer Hebrides Scotland. Its name is sometimes given in English as Ben Kenneth, although a literal translation would be 'the hill of Kenneth's slope'.

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Places of Interest

Highlights include Calvay light.

Calvay light

Lighthouse

Photo: Colin Wheatley, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Calvay light is a lighthouse.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Lochboisdale and Auratote.

Lochboisdale

Village

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Lochboisdale is the main village and port on the island of South Uist, Outer Hebrides, Scotland. Lochboisdale is within the parish of South Uist, and is situated on the shore of Loch Baghasdail at the southern end of the A865.

Auratote

Locality

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Auratote is a location on South Uist in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. Auratote is within the parish of South Uist.

Daliburgh

Village

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Daliburgh is a crofting township on South Uist, in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. Daliburgh is situated 1+1⁄2 miles west from Lochboisdale, has the second largest population of any township in South Uist, and is also in the parish of South Uist.

Beinn Ruigh Choinnich

Type: Peak with an elevation of 906 feet
Description: hill on South Uist, Outer Hebrides, Scotland, UK
Categories: hill and landform
Location: Western Isles, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

57.15661° or 57° 9′ 24″ north

Longitude

-7.28403° or 7° 17′ 3″ west

Elevation

906 feet (276 metres)

Open location code

9C9J5P48+J9

OpenStreetMap ID

node 3395158093

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=peak

GeoNames ID

12607951

Wikidata ID

Q4881338

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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Scottish Gaelic—“Beinn Ruigh Choinnich” goes by many names.

Dutch: “Beinn Ruigh Choinnich”
Egyptian Arabic: “جبل بين رويج تشوينيتش”
Norwegian Nynorsk: “Beinn Ruigh Choinnich”
Scottish Gaelic: “Beinn Ruigh Choinnich”

Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Lochboisdale Harbour and Glas-eilean.

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