Upper Carloway
Upper Carloway is a neighborhood in Western Isles, Scotland. Upper Carloway is situated nearby to the neighborhood Knock Carloway, as well as near Park Carloway.Places of Interest
Highlights include Dun Carloway and Loch Bhorgastail crannog.
Dun Carloway
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Dun Carloway is a broch situated in the district of Carloway, on the west coast of the Isle of Lewis, Scotland. It is a remarkably well preserved broch – on the east side parts of the old wall still reach to 9 metres tall.
Loch Bhorgastail crannog
Archaeological site
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Loch Bhorgastail crannog is an archaeological site.
Craigeam
Islet
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Craigeam is an islet, which is situated 2½ miles west of Upper Carloway.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Carloway and Garenin.
Carloway
Village
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Carloway is a crofting township and a district on the west coast of the Isle of Lewis, in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. The district has a population of around 500. Carloway township is within the parish of Uig, and is situated on the A858.
Garenin
Hamlet
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Garenin is a crofting township on the west coast of the Isle of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. Garenin is in the Carloway municipality and has a population of about 80 people.
Dalmore
Hamlet
Photo: Bob Embleton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Dail Mòr is a hamlet situated in the Northside of Carloway, a major settlement on the Isle of Lewis in Scotland. The hamlet has a beach and a cemetery.
Upper Carloway
- Type: Neighborhood
- Category: locality
- Location: Western Isles, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
58.28676° or 58° 17′ 12″ northLongitude
-6.76932° or 6° 46′ 10″ westElevation
148 feet (45 metres)Open location code
9CCM76PJ+P7OpenStreetMap ID
node 6327973578OpenStreetMap feature
place=neighbourhoodGeoNames ID
13273204
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In Other Languages
“Upper Carloway” goes by many names.
- Scottish Gaelic: “Mullach Chàrlabhaigh”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Knock Carloway and Park Carloway.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Clach An Tursa and Carloway Bridge.
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