Eilean nan Clachan

Eilean nan Clachan is an island in Western Isles, Scotland. Eilean nan Clachan is situated nearby to the hamlet Samhla, as well as near Teanamachar.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Kirkibost and Teampull na Trionoid.

Kirkibost

Island

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Kirkibost is a low-lying island west of North Uist in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. Kirkibost is situated 2½ miles northwest of Eilean nan Clachan.

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. Teampull na Trionoid is situated 2½ miles southeast of Eilean nan Clachan.

Carinish School

School building

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Carinish School is a school building, which is situated 2 miles southeast of Eilean nan Clachan.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Carinish and Locheport.

Carinish

Village

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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 southeast of Eilean nan Clachan.

Locheport

Village

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Locheport is a village, which is situated 4 miles east of Eilean nan Clachan.

North Uist

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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 nan Clachan

Type: Island
Category: landform
Location: Western Isles, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

57.54246° or 57° 32′ 33″ north

Longitude

-7.36455° or 7° 21′ 52″ west

Open location code

9C9JGJRP+X5

GeoNames ID

13284636

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Localities in the Area

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