Ardveenish
Ardveenish is a village on Barra in the Western Isles, Scotland. Ardveenish is also within the parish of Barra.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Hugh Venables, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Hamlet
- Description: village in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Aird Mhithinis” and “Àird Mhithinis”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Barra Airport and Orosay.
Barra Airport
Aerodrome
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Barra Airport is a short-runway airport situated in the wide shallow bay of Traigh Mhòr at the northern tip of the island of Barra in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. Barra Airport is situated 2 miles northwest of Ardveenish.
Orosay
Islet
Photo: Neil King, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Orosay is a small uninhabited tidal island in the Sound of Barra lying at the north end of Traigh Mhòr, the "big beach" on the north east coast of Barra. Orosay is situated 1½ miles north of Ardveenish.
Big Beach
Beach
Photo: Anne Burgess, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Tràigh Mhòr, in English 'Big Beach', is a large expanse of sand forming a magnificent white beach at the northern end of the island of Barra in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland, in the village of Ardmhor extending to the village of Eoligarry. Big Beach is situated 1½ miles northwest of Ardveenish.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bayherivagh and Ardmore.
Bayherivagh
Village
Photo: David Gruar, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Northbay is a township and community in the north of Barra in the Outer Hebrides, off the west coast of Scotland. Northbay is within the parish of Barra.
Ardmore
Village
Photo: Alan Stewart, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ardmhor is a small village in the north east of the Isle of Barra in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. In 2002 a small ferry port was built in the village to serve a new ferry link between Barra and Eriskay as part of the Sound of Barra Integrated Transport Project.
Bogach
Hamlet
Photo: John Lucas, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bogach is a village on the island of Barra in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. Bogach is also within the parish of Barra, and is situated on a minor road, linked to the A888.
Ardveenish
- Categories: village and locality
- Location: Western Isles, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
57.00376° or 57° 0′ 14″ northLongitude
-7.41436° or 7° 24′ 52″ westElevation
52 feet (16 metres)Open location code
9C9J2H3P+G7OpenStreetMap ID
node 5261839322OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Scottish Gaelic—“Ardveenish” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Ardveenish”
- Dutch: “Ardveenish”
- French: “Ardveenish”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Aird Mhidhinis”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Àird Mhidhinis”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Àird Mhithinis”
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Ardveenish”. Photo: Hugh Venables, CC BY-SA 2.0.