Sgeir Ghlas
Sgeir Ghlas is an islet in Western Isles, Scotland. Sgeir Ghlas is situated nearby to the hamlet Barraglom, as well as near Earshader.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Great Bernera and Callanish VIII.
Great Bernera
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Great Bernera is an island in the Outer Hebrides or Western Isles of Scotland. It lies just off the northwest coast of Lewis and is connected by a bridge.
Callanish VIII
Archaeological site
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The Callanish VIII stone setting is one of many megalithic structures around the better-known Calanais I on the west coast of the Isle of Lewis, in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland.
Fuaigh Mòr
Island
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Fuaigh Mòr is an island in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. It is off the west coast of Lewis near Great Bernera in Loch Ròg. It is 84 hectares and 67 metres at its highest point. Fuaigh Mòr is situated 2½ miles west of Sgeir Ghlas.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Breaclete and Callanish.
Breaclete
Village
Photo: Iain Macaulay, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Breacleit is the central village on Great Bernera in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. Breaclete is within the parish of Uig. Although the village name comes from a geographical feature rather than a steading it is generally believed to be an ancient settlement.
Callanish
Village
Calanais is a village on the west side of the Isle of Lewis, in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. Calanais is within the parish of Uig. A linear settlement with a jetty, it is on a headland jutting into Loch Roag, a sea loch 13 miles west of Stornoway. Callanish is situated 3 miles east of Sgeir Ghlas.
Garynahine
Village
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Garynahine is a settlement on Lewis, in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. Garynahine is situated at a T-junction where roads from Stornoway, Uig and the west side of Lewis all meet. The roads are the A858 and the B8011. Garynahine is within the parish of Uig. Garynahine is situated 4½ miles east of Sgeir Ghlas.
Sgeir Ghlas
- Type: Islet
- Categories: coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Western Isles, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
58.2074° or 58° 12′ 27″ northLongitude
-6.82486° or 6° 49′ 30″ westElevation
171 feet (52 metres)Open location code
9CCM654G+X3OpenStreetMap ID
way 303494586OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=isletGeoNames ID
13284399
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