Eilean Glas
Eilean Glas is an islet in Western Isles, Scotland. Eilean Glas is situated nearby to the locality Àird nan Laogh, as well as near the hamlet Knockquien.Places of Interest
Highlights include Seana Bhaile and Teampull na Trionoid.
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 2 miles southeast of Eilean Glas.
Teampull na Trionoid
Photo: Otter, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Teampull na Trionaid is a ruined 13th-century Augustinian nunnery, believed to have been a daughter foundation of Iona Nunnery, at Carinish, on North Uist, in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. Teampull na Trionoid is situated 2 miles west of Eilean Glas.
Carinish School
School building
Photo: Dave Fergusson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Carinish School is a school building, which is situated 2 miles west of Eilean Glas.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Locheport and Carinish.
Locheport
Village
Photo: Chris McLean, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Locheport is a village, which is situated 1½ miles north of Eilean 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. Carinish is situated 2 miles west of Eilean Glas.
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 south of Eilean Glas.
Eilean Glas
- Type: Islet
- Categories: locality and landform
- Location: Western Isles, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
57.52883° or 57° 31′ 44″ northLongitude
-7.26799° or 7° 16′ 5″ westElevation
7 feet (2 metres)Open location code
9C9JGPHJ+GROpenStreetMap ID
way 362775629OpenStreetMap feature
place=isletGeoNames ID
13285257
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