Eilean Achotain
Eilean Achotain is an island in Western Isles, Scotland. Eilean Achotain is situated nearby to the village Clachan, as well as near the hamlet Samhla.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Barpa Langass and Pobull Fhinn.
Barpa Langass
Archaeological site
Photo: Otter, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Barpa Langass or Langass Barp is a Neolithic chambered cairn on the Isle of North Uist in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. It measures around 22 meters in diameter by 5.5 meters in height, and is around 5,000 years old. Barpa Langass is situated 2 miles northeast of Eilean Achotain.
Pobull Fhinn
Photo: Otter, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Pobull Fhinn is a stone circle on the Isle of North Uist in the Outer Hebrides. The name is Gaelic. The first word has been variously spelt as pobull, poball, pobul or as plural pobuill. Pobull Fhinn is situated 2 miles east of Eilean Achotain.
Westford Inn, Claddach-Kyles, North Uist
Restaurant
Photo: Paul Store, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Westford Inn, Claddach-Kyles, North Uist is a restaurant, which is situated 2 miles west of Eilean Achotain.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Carinish and Locheport.
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 3 miles south of Eilean Achotain.
Locheport
Village
Photo: Chris McLean, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Locheport is a village, which is situated 3 miles east of Eilean Achotain.
North Uist
Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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 Achotain
- Type: Island
- Category: landform
- Location: Western Isles, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
57.5585° or 57° 33′ 31″ northLongitude
-7.34103° or 7° 20′ 28″ westElevation
16 feet (5 metres)Open location code
9C9JHM55+CHGeoNames ID
13285381
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Clachan and Samhla.
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Highlights include Druim Langara and Glas-eilean Beag.
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