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'.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Tom Richardson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Calvay light.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lochboisdale and Daliburgh.
Lochboisdale
Village
Photo: John Lucas, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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.
Daliburgh
Village
Photo: Barbara Carr, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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.
Askernish
Village
Photo: Jeremy Wilson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Askernish is a crofting community on South Uist, in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. Askernish is in the parish of South Uist, and is situated on the A865 north of Daliburgh. Askernish is situated 4½ miles northwest of Beinn Ruigh Choinnich.
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″ northLongitude
-7.28403° or 7° 17′ 3″ westElevation
906 feet (276 metres)Open location code
9C9J5P48+J9OpenStreetMap ID
node 3395158093OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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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”
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Highlights include Lochboisdale Harbour and Glas-eilean.
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