Souterrain

Souterrain is a hill in Western Isles, Scotland and has an elevation of 226 feet. Souterrain is situated nearby to the hamlet Lochportain, as well as near the locality Weavers Point.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Flodday and Ceallasaigh Beag.

Flodday

Photo: Oliver Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Flodday is an uninhabited island in Loch Maddy, North Uist in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. The area of the island is recorded as 50 hectares in Rick Livingstone's tables, although it is not listed by Hamish Haswell-Smith in his tabulation of Scottish islands greater in size than 40 hectares.

Ceallasaigh Beag

Island

Photo: W. L. Tarbert, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Ceallasaigh Beag is a low-lying island in Loch Maddy off North Uist in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. This an area of shallow lagoons filled and drained by the tides each day. Ceallasaigh Mòr lies to the south and these two islets are connected by a narrow strip of sand during some low tides. Ceallasaigh Beag is situated 2 miles west of Souterrain.

Lochmaddy Sheriff Court

Courthouse

Photo: Alan Stewart, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Lochmaddy Sheriff Court, also known as County Buildings, is a judicial building in Lochmaddy in Scotland. The building, which continues to be used as a courthouse, is a Category C listed building. Lochmaddy Sheriff Court is situated 2 miles southwest of Souterrain.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Weavers Point and Lochmaddy.

Weavers Point

Locality

Photo: James Allan, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Weavers Point is a headland to the north of the entrance to Loch Maddy, on the north eastern coastline of North Uist in the Western Isles of Scotland. There has been a lighthouse on the headland since 1980.

Lochmaddy

Village

Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.

North Uist is an island in the Western Isles or Outer Hebrides of Scotland. It measures 20 miles north-south, 25 miles east-west, and is separated from Benbecula to the south by a tidal ford, nowadays bridged by a causeway. Lochmaddy is situated 2½ miles southwest of Souterrain.

Newtonferry

Hamlet

Photo: Bob Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Newtonferry is a small crofting community on the island of North Uist in the Western Isles of Scotland, at the end of the B893 road. Newtonferry is within the parish of North Uist. Newtonferry is situated 6 miles northwest of Souterrain.

Souterrain

Type: Hill with an elevation of 226 feet
Category: landform
Location: Western Isles, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

57.62517° or 57° 37′ 31″ north

Longitude

-7.11612° or 7° 6′ 58″ west

Elevation

226 feet (69 metres)

Open location code

9C9JJVGM+3H

GeoNames ID

12617408

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