Dùn Scarie
Dùn Scarie is an island in Western Isles, Scotland. Dùn Scarie is situated nearby to the village Hougharry, as well as near Tigharry.Places of Interest
Highlights include Kilmuir Old Church, Hougharry, North Uist and RRH Benbecula.
Kilmuir Old Church, Hougharry, North Uist
Ruins
Photo: Lobster1, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kilmuir Old Church, Hougharry, North Uist is a ruins.
RRH Benbecula
Military installation
Photo: Glenryanbri, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Remote Radar Head Benbecula or RRH Benbecula, is an air defence radar station operated by the Royal Air Force. It is located at Cleitreabhal a'Deas, 17 kilometres from Lochmaddy on the isle of North Uist in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. RRH Benbecula is situated 2 miles northeast of Dùn Scarie.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tigharry and Malaclete.
Tigharry
Village
Photo: Dave Fergusson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Tigharry is a small village on the west of North Uist. It is mostly a farming community. There are a few rocky beaches and one point of interest is Kettle's Cave.
Malaclete
Hamlet
Photo: Dannie Calder, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Malaclete is a hamlet, which is situated 5 miles northeast of Dùn Scarie.
North Uist
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.
Dùn Scarie
- Type: Island
- Also known as: “Dun Scarie”
- Category: landform
- Location: Western Isles, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
57.60514° or 57° 36′ 19″ northLongitude
-7.49756° or 7° 29′ 51″ westElevation
13 feet (4 metres)Open location code
9C9JJG42+3XGeoNames ID
13284364
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