Eilean nam Muca-mara

Eilean nam Muca-mara is an islet in Western Isles, Scotland. Eilean nam Muca-mara is situated near the village Carinish, as well as near the neighborhood Carabhat.

Places of Interest

Highlights: Teampull na Trionoid and Seana Bhaile.

Teampull na Trionoid

Photo: Otter, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Teampull na Trionaid is a ruined 13th-century Augustinian nunnery at Carinish, on North Uist, in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. It is believed to have been a daughter foundation of Iona Nunnery.

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. Seana Bhaile is situated 2½ miles east of Eilean nam Muca-mara.

Carinish School

School building

Photo: Dave Fergusson, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Carinish School is a school building.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Carinish and Baile Glas.

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.

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 1½ miles east of Eilean nam Muca-mara.

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 2½ miles southwest of Eilean nam Muca-mara.

Eilean nam Muca-mara

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

57.50809° or 57° 30′ 29″ north

Longitude

-7.30565° or 7° 18′ 20″ west

Elevation

7 feet (2 metres)

Open location code

9C9JGM5V+6P

OpenStreetMap ID

way 1329178755

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=coastline

OpenStreetMap feature

place=islet

GeoNames ID

13284615

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Carabhat and Knockquien.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Eilean lochdrach and Loch Ardaich Torr.

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