Samhla
Samhla is a hamlet in Western Isles, Scotland. Samhla is situated nearby to the locality Balilleray, as well as near the hamlet Claddach Baleshare.Places of Interest
Highlights include Teampull na Trionoid and Carinish School.
Teampull na Trionoid
Photo: Otter, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Teampull na Trionaid is a ruined 13th-century Augustinian nunnery, believed to have been a daughter foundation of Iona Nunnery, at Carinish, on North Uist, in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. Teampull na Trionoid is situated 2 miles southeast of Samhla.
Carinish School
School building
Photo: Dave Fergusson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Carinish School is a school building, which is situated 1½ miles southeast of Samhla.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Carinish and Locheport.
Carinish
Village
Photo: Anne Burgess, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Carinish, is a hamlet on North Uist, in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. It is in the south of the island, about two miles from the causeway to Benbecula. Carinish is situated 2 miles southeast of Samhla.
Locheport
Village
Photo: Chris McLean, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Locheport is a village, which is situated 3½ miles east of Samhla.
Uachdar
Village
Photo: Nick Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Uachdar is a settlement on the Outer Hebridean Island of Benbecula. Uachdar is within the parish of South Uist. The settlement is home to the only bakery on Benbecula, MacLeans Hebridean Bakery, which also has a small shop in the same complex as the bakery itself. Uachdar is situated 4 miles south of Samhla.
Samhla
- Type: Hamlet
- Category: locality
- Location: Western Isles, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
57.53874° or 57° 32′ 20″ northLongitude
-7.35354° or 7° 21′ 13″ westElevation
20 feet (6 metres)Open location code
9C9JGJQW+FHOpenStreetMap ID
node 5261839319OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletGeoNames ID
13279000
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