Cheese Bay

Cheese Bay is a hamlet in Western Isles, Scotland. Cheese Bay is situated nearby to the hamlet Hoe Beg, as well as near the locality Leac na Thobha.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Taghaigh and Hermetray.

Taghaigh

Island

Photo: Anne Burgess, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Taghaigh, also known as Tahay, is an island in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. The name originates from the Old Norse tagg-øy meaning island with a prominent hill.

Hermetray

Island

Photo: John Allan, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Hermetray is an uninhabited island off North Uist, in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. Hermetray is situated 2 miles east of Cheese Bay.

Sursaigh is an island off North Uist in the Sound of Harris, Scotland. It lies 8 kilometres northeast of the village of Lochmaddy and there are numerous nearby islands including Stromay, Sgarabhaigh and Tahay. Sursay is situated 1½ miles north of Cheese Bay.

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. Weavers Point is situated 2½ miles south of Cheese Bay.

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 4 miles southwest of Cheese Bay.

Otternish

Locality

Photo: Colin Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Otternish is the former North Uist terminal for the ferry to Berneray, in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. The slipway lies 6 miles north of Lochmaddy, and is situated within the parish of North Uist. Otternish is situated 5 miles northwest of Cheese Bay.

Cheese Bay

Type: Hamlet
Also known as: “Bagh a‘ Chaise”, “Bagh a‘ Chàise”, “Bàgh a‘ Chàise”, and “Cheesebay”
Category: locality
Location: Western Isles, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

57.6471° or 57° 38′ 50″ north

Longitude

-7.09695° or 7° 5′ 49″ west

Elevation

46 feet (14 metres)

Open location code

9C9JJWW3+R6

OpenStreetMap ID

node 3661362261

OpenStreetMap feature

place=hamlet

GeoNames ID

13282547

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