Malaclete
Malaclete is a hamlet in Western Isles, Scotland. Malaclete is situated nearby to the hamlet Middlequarter, as well as near the village Sollas.Photo: Dannie Calder, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Hamlet
- Description: village on North Uist, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Malacleit” and “Malaclett”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Vallay and Oronsay.
Vallay
Island
Photo: Lord P in the Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Vallay is an uninhabited tidal island in the Scottish Outer Hebrides. It can be reached from North Uist by a long beach at low tide. Once the island supported a population of nearly sixty people. Vallay is situated 2 miles northwest of Malaclete.
Oronsay
Islet
Photo: Jac Volbeda, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Oronsay is a tidal island off North Uist in the Outer Hebrides. Lying to the north of Vallaquie Strand, the island has been uninhabited since the Highland Clearances. Oronsay is situated 2½ miles northwest of Malaclete.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sollas and North Uist.
Sollas
Village
Photo: Peter Ward, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Sollas is a small crofting township on the northern coast of the island of North Uist, Scotland.
North Uist
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.
Tigharry
Village
Photo: Dave Fergusson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Tigharry is a small village on the west of North Uist. It is mostly a farming community. There are a few rocky beaches and one point of interest is Kettle's Cave. Tigharry is situated 5 miles west of Malaclete.
Malaclete
- Categories: village and locality
- Location: Western Isles, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
57.642° or 57° 38′ 31″ northLongitude
-7.36929° or 7° 22′ 10″ westElevation
26 feet (8 metres)Open location code
9C9JJJRJ+R7OpenStreetMap ID
node 5138631845OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Scottish Gaelic—“Malaclete” goes by many names.
Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
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