Tangasdale

Tangasdale is a hamlet in Western Isles, Scotland. Tangasdale is situated nearby to the locality Doirlinn, as well as near the hamlet Kentangaval.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Heaval and St Brendan’s Hospital.

Heaval

Peak

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Heaval is the highest hill on the Outer Hebridean island of Barra, Scotland. The highest point is 383 metres high above sea level and it is located 1.5 km northeast of Castlebay. Heaval is situated 2 miles east of Tangasdale.

St Brendan’s Hospital

Hospital

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St Brendan's Hospital is a hospital in Castlebay on the island of Barra, Eileanan Siar. It is managed by NHS Western Isles.

Church of our Lady, Star of the Sea, Barra

Church

Photo: Anne Burgess, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Church of our Lady, Star of the Sea, Barra is situated 1½ miles southeast of Tangasdale.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Borve and Castlebay.

Borve

Village

Photo: Dr Julian Paren, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Borve is a village on the west coast of the island of Barra in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. Borve is within the parish of Barra, and is situated on the A888 which is the island's circular main road.

Castlebay

Village

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Castlebay is the main village and a community council area on the island of Barra in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. The village is located on the south coast of the island, and overlooks a bay in the Atlantic Ocean dominated by Kisimul Castle, as well as nearby islands such as Vatersay. Castlebay is situated 1½ miles southeast of Tangasdale.

Caolas

Village

Photo: Barbara Carr, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Caolas, is a small settlement on the island of Vatersay, in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. Caolas is within the parish of Barra. It is the westernmost settlement in Scotland. Caolas is situated 2 miles southwest of Tangasdale.

Tangasdale

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

56.97033° or 56° 58′ 13″ north

Longitude

-7.51586° or 7° 30′ 57″ west

Elevation

85 feet (26 metres)

Open location code

9C8JXFCM+4M

OpenStreetMap ID

node 3941565755

OpenStreetMap feature

place=hamlet

GeoNames ID

13283704

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