Eilean na Brathe

Eilean na Brathe is an islet in Western Isles, Scotland. Eilean na Brathe is situated nearby to the hamlet Gramsdale, as well as near Kyles Flodda.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Benbecula Airport and Rueval.

Benbecula Airport

Aerodrome

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Benbecula Airport is located on the island of Benbecula in the Outer Hebrides, off the West Coast of Scotland. It is a small rural airport owned and maintained by Highlands and Islands Airports Limited. Benbecula Airport is situated 2 miles west of Eilean na Brathe.

Rueval

Peak

Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Rueval is a peak, which is situated 1½ miles south of Eilean na Brathe.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Uachdar and Baile Glas.

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.

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. Baile Glas is situated 2 miles northeast of Eilean na Brathe.

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 2½ miles north of Eilean na Brathe.

Eilean na Brathe

Type: Islet
Categories: coastline, locality, and landform
Location: Western Isles, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

57.48171° or 57° 28′ 54″ north

Longitude

-7.31098° or 7° 18′ 40″ west

Elevation

92 feet (28 metres)

Open location code

9C9JFMJQ+MJ

OpenStreetMap ID

way 4011194

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=coastline

OpenStreetMap feature

place=islet

GeoNames ID

13284424

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Localities in the Area

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