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.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Carinish School.

Carinish School

School building

Photo: Dave Fergusson, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Carinish School is a school building, which is situated 2½ miles south 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″ north

Longitude

-7.34103° or 7° 20′ 28″ west

Elevation

16 feet (5 metres)

Open location code

9C9JHM55+CH

GeoNames ID

13285381

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Clachan and Samhla.

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