Eilean na Cloiche
Eilean na Cloiche is an islet in Western Isles, Scotland. Eilean na Cloiche is situated nearby to the hamlet Baile Glas, as well as near Knockquien.Places of Interest
Highlights include Seana Bhaile and Teampull na Trionoid.
Seana Bhaile
Island
Photo: Tom Richardson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Seana Bhaile is a small inhabited island north of Benbecula in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. It is about 55 hectares in extent and the highest point is 11 metres.
Teampull na Trionoid
Photo: Otter, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Teampull na Trionaid is a ruined 13th-century Augustinian nunnery, believed to have been a daughter foundation of Iona Nunnery, at Carinish, on North Uist, in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. Teampull na Trionoid is situated 2 miles northwest of Eilean na Cloiche.
Carinish School
School building
Photo: Dave Fergusson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Carinish School is a school building, which is situated 2 miles northwest of Eilean na Cloiche.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Baile Glas and Carinish.
Baile Glas
Hamlet
Photo: Colin Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Baile Glas or Ballaglasa is a settlement on Grimsay in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. Ballaglasa is within the parish of North Uist.
Carinish
Village
Photo: Anne Burgess, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Carinish, is a hamlet on North Uist, in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. It is in the south of the island, about two miles from the causeway to Benbecula. Carinish is situated 1½ miles northwest of Eilean na Cloiche.
Uachdar
Village
Photo: Nick Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Uachdar is a settlement on the Outer Hebridean Island of Benbecula. Uachdar is within the parish of South Uist. The settlement is home to the only bakery on Benbecula, MacLeans Hebridean Bakery, which also has a small shop in the same complex as the bakery itself. Uachdar is situated 3 miles southwest of Eilean na Cloiche.
Eilean na Cloiche
- Type: Islet
- Categories: coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Western Isles, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
57.50672° or 57° 30′ 24″ northLongitude
-7.27642° or 7° 16′ 35″ westElevation
13 feet (4 metres)Open location code
9C9JGP4F+MCOpenStreetMap ID
way 4011064OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=isletGeoNames ID
13284394
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