Eilean an Dûin
Eilean an Dûin is an island in Western Isles, Scotland. Eilean an Dûin is situated nearby to the locality Gramisdale, as well as near the village Uachdar.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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 northwest of Eilean an Dûin.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Uachdar and Benbecula.
Uachdar
Village
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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.
Benbecula
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Benbecula is an island in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland, with a population of 1300 in 2021. The name is a medieval mispronunciation: "pen" meaning flat land turned into "ben" for mountain, which it doesn't have.
Balivanich
Village
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Benbecula is an island in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland, with a population of 1300 in 2021. The name is a medieval mispronunciation: "pen" meaning flat land turned into "ben" for mountain, which it doesn't have. Balivanich is situated 2½ miles west of Eilean an Dûin.
Eilean an Dûin
- Type: Island
- Also known as: “Eilean an Duin”
- Category: landform
- Location: Western Isles, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
57.47041° or 57° 28′ 14″ northLongitude
-7.31601° or 7° 18′ 58″ westElevation
7 feet (2 metres)Open location code
9C9JFMCM+5HGeoNames ID
13284608
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