Eilean nan Uan

Eilean nan Uan is an islet in , . Eilean nan Uan is situated nearby to the village , as well as near .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Stornoway Airport and HMY Iolaire.

Aerodrome
Photo: Stephen Branley, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is an airfield located 2 miles east of the town of Stornoway on the , in . is situated 1½ miles north of Eilean nan Uan.

Memorial
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
was an iron-hulled steam yacht that was launched in in 1881 as Iolanthe. She was renamed Mione in 1898; Iolanthe in 1900; and Amalthæa in 1907.

Lighthouse
Photo: phil smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is situated 1½ miles west of Eilean nan Uan.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Holm and Parkend and Holm.

Village
Photo: M J Richardson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Village is a village in the Scottish , on the near . The modern area of can be split into two distinct areas - "Holm Village" and "Holm Road with ".

Hamlet
Photo: M J Richardson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Parkend is a hamlet in the Sandwick region of the , although like , it is not a part of the Eye Peninsula. Many people erroneously believe it to be a suburb of , on the island of in the of .

Village
Photo: Angus Peck, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village on the in the , Scotland. is within the parish of , and is situated on the A866. It is also close to Stornoway, and .

Eilean nan Uan

Latitude
58.19035° or 58° 11′ 25″ north
Longitude
-6.3232° or 6° 19′ 24″ west
Elevation
30 feet (9 metres)
Open location code
9CCM5MRG+4P
Open­Street­Map ID
way 4012893
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­coastline
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­islet
Geo­Names ID
13284351
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