Beinn Sgarastaigh

Beinn Sgarastaigh is a hill in Western Isles, Scotland and has an elevation of 322 feet. Beinn Sgarastaigh is situated nearby to the locality Crùlabhig, as well as near the village Callanish.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Callanish Stones and Eilean Chearstaidh.

Callanish Stones

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The Calanais Stones are a prehistoric stone circle and stone alignment on the west coast of the Isle of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. The monument was built during the Neolithic period, around c. 2750 BC.

Eilean Chearstaidh

Island

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Eilean Kearstay is an uninhabited island in Loch Roag in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. It lies south east of Great Bernera, just across the water from the headland of Callanish.

Callanish II

Archaeological site

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The Callanish II stone circle is one of many megalithic structures around the better-known Calanais I on the west coast of the Isle of Lewis, in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. Callanish II is situated 2 miles east of Beinn Sgarastaigh.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Callanish and Garynahine.

Callanish

Village

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Calanais is a village on the west side of the Isle of Lewis, in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. Calanais is within the parish of Uig. A linear settlement with a jetty, it is on a headland jutting into Loch Roag, a sea loch 13 miles west of Stornoway. Callanish is situated 1½ miles northeast of Beinn Sgarastaigh.

Garynahine

Village

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Garynahine is a settlement on Lewis, in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. Garynahine is situated at a T-junction where roads from Stornoway, Uig and the west side of Lewis all meet. The roads are the A858 and the B8011. Garynahine is within the parish of Uig. Garynahine is situated 2½ miles east of Beinn Sgarastaigh.

Breaclete

Village

Photo: Iain Macaulay, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Breacleit is the central village on Great Bernera in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. Breaclete is within the parish of Uig. Although the village name comes from a geographical feature rather than a steading it is generally believed to be an ancient settlement. Breaclete is situated 4 miles northwest of Beinn Sgarastaigh.

Beinn Sgarastaigh

Type: Hill with an elevation of 322 feet
Category: landform
Location: Western Isles, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

58.18455° or 58° 11′ 4″ north

Longitude

-6.77574° or 6° 46′ 33″ west

Elevation

322 feet (98 metres)

Open location code

9CCM56MF+RP

GeoNames ID

12613016

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Culabhal Mor and Cnoc Gasamail (Eilean Chearstaigh).

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