Eilean na Cloiche

Eilean na Cloiche is an islet in Western Isles, Scotland. Eilean na Cloiche is situated nearby to the locality Otternish, as well as near the hamlet Pol an Oir.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Berneray and Dun an Sticir.

Berneray

Photo: Jkirriemuir, Public domain.

Berneray is an island in the Outer Hebrides or Western Isles of Scotland. It's about three miles north-south by two miles east-west, mostly low-lying, and is joined to the larger island of North Uist by road.

Dun an Sticir

Photo: Otter, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Dun an Sticir is an Iron Age broch situated approximately 9.5 kilometers north of Lochmaddy in a loch on North Uist in the Scottish Outer Hebrides. A building was erected on the site in the late medieval period. Dun an Sticir is situated 1½ miles southwest of Eilean na Cloiche.

Borve Hill

Peak

Photo: Calum McRoberts, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Borve Hill is a peak.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Otternish and Borve.

Otternish

Locality

Photo: Colin Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Otternish is the former North Uist terminal for the ferry to Berneray, in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. The slipway lies 6 miles north of Lochmaddy, and is situated within the parish of North Uist.

Borve

Village

Photo: Jkirriemuir, Public domain.

Borve is a village.

Newtonferry

Hamlet

Photo: Bob Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Newtonferry is a small crofting community on the island of North Uist in the Western Isles of Scotland, at the end of the B893 road. Newtonferry is within the parish of North Uist. Newtonferry is situated 1½ miles southwest of Eilean na Cloiche.

Eilean na Cloiche

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

57.69632° or 57° 41′ 47″ north

Longitude

-7.17144° or 7° 10′ 17″ west

Open location code

9C9JMRWH+GC

OpenStreetMap ID

way 4010392

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=coastline

OpenStreetMap feature

place=islet

GeoNames ID

13284860

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