Eilean Dubh Mòr

Eilean Dubh Mòr is an island in Western Isles, Scotland. Eilean Dubh Mòr is situated nearby to the locality Botarua, as well as near the hamlet Malaclete.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Vallay and Oronsay.

Vallay

Island

Photo: Lord P in the Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Vallay is an uninhabited tidal island in the Scottish Outer Hebrides. It can be reached from North Uist by a long beach at low tide. Once the island supported a population of nearly sixty people.

Oronsay is a tidal island off North Uist in the Outer Hebrides. Lying to the north of Vallaquie Strand, the island has been uninhabited since the Highland Clearances. Oronsay is situated 1½ miles north of Eilean Dubh Mòr.

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 2½ miles southwest of Eilean Dubh Mòr.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Malaclete and Sollas.

Malaclete

Hamlet

Photo: Dannie Calder, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Malaclete is a hamlet.

Sollas

Village

Photo: Peter Ward, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Sollas is a small crofting township on the northern coast of the island of North Uist, Scotland. Sollas is situated 2½ miles east of Eilean Dubh Mòr.

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.

Eilean Dubh Mòr

Type: Island
Also known as: “Eilean Dubh Mor”
Category: landform
Location: Western Isles, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

57.64566° or 57° 38′ 44″ north

Longitude

-7.40816° or 7° 24′ 29″ west

Elevation

3 feet (1 metre)

Open location code

9C9JJHWR+7P

GeoNames ID

13284404

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