Knock Carloway

Knock Carloway is a neighborhood in Western Isles, Scotland. Knock Carloway is situated nearby to the neighborhood Park Carloway, as well as near Upper Carloway.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Dun Carloway and Craigeam.

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.

Craigeam

Islet

Photo: George Brown, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Craigeam is an islet, which is situated 2½ miles west of Knock Carloway.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Carloway and Garenin.

Carloway

Village

Photo: Chmee2, CC BY-SA 3.0.

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

Photo: HelgeRieder, CC BY-SA 3.0.

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. Dalmore is situated 1½ miles northeast of Knock Carloway.

Knock Carloway

Type: Neighborhood
Also known as: “Cnoc Càrlabhaigh”
Category: locality
Location: Western Isles, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

58.28137° or 58° 16′ 53″ north

Longitude

-6.77035° or 6° 46′ 13″ west

Elevation

33 feet (10 metres)

Open location code

9CCM76JH+GV

OpenStreetMap ID

node 6327973576

OpenStreetMap feature

place=neighbourhood

GeoNames ID

13273240

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

“Knock Carloway” goes by many names.

Scottish Gaelic: “Cnoc Chàrlabhaigh”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Park Carloway and Upper Carloway.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Carloway Community Hall and Carloway Church of Scotland.

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