Grianan

Grianan is a peak in Western Isles, Scotland and has an elevation of 968 feet. Grianan is situated nearby to the hamlet Cuier, as well as near Craigston.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Heaval and Church of our Lady, Star of the Sea, Barra.

Heaval

Peak

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Heaval is the highest hill on the Outer Hebridean island of Barra, Scotland. The highest point is 383 metres high above sea level and it is located 1.5 km northeast of Castlebay.

Church of our Lady, Star of the Sea, Barra

Church

Photo: Anne Burgess, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Isle of Barra distillery is a gin distillery and planned single malt whisky distillery on Barra, in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. The distillery was founded in 2019 in Castlebay, the largest settlement on the island.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Barra and Borve.

Barra

Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Barra is an island in the Outer Hebrides or Western Isles of Scotland. The main village is the ferry port, Castlebay. A causeway links Barra to the island of Vatersay, and further south are the uninhabited islands of Pabbay, Sandray, Mingulay and Berneray.

Borve

Village

Photo: Dr Julian Paren, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Borve is a village on the west coast of the island of Barra in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. Borve is within the parish of Barra, and is situated on the A888 which is the island's circular main road.

Bayherivagh

Village

Photo: David Gruar, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Northbay is a township and community in the north of Barra in the Outer Hebrides, off the west coast of Scotland. Northbay is within the parish of Barra.

Grianan

Type: Peak with an elevation of 968 feet
Category: landform
Location: Western Isles, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

56.98513° or 56° 59′ 6″ north

Longitude

-7.46273° or 7° 27′ 46″ west

Elevation

968 feet (295 metres)

Open location code

9C8JXGPP+2W

OpenStreetMap ID

node 3396542108

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=peak

GeoNames ID

12609195

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