Eilean Thormaid

Eilean Thormaid is an islet in Western Isles, Scotland. Eilean Thormaid is situated nearby to the hamlet Samhla, as well as near Claddach Baleshare.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Teampull na Trionoid and Carinish School.

Teampull na Trionoid

Photo: Otter, CC BY-SA 3.0.

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.

Carinish School

School building

Photo: Dave Fergusson, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Carinish School is a school building.

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 1½ miles southeast of Eilean Thormaid.

Locheport

Village

Photo: Chris McLean, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Locheport is a village, which is situated 3½ miles east of Eilean Thormaid.

Uachdar

Village

Photo: Nick Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Uachdar is a settlement on the Outer Hebridean Island of Benbecula. Uachdar is within the parish of South Uist. The settlement is home to the only bakery on Benbecula, MacLeans Hebridean Bakery, which also has a small shop in the same complex as the bakery itself. Uachdar is situated 4 miles south of Eilean Thormaid.

Eilean Thormaid

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

57.53557° or 57° 32′ 8″ north

Longitude

-7.34428° or 7° 20′ 39″ west

Elevation

3 feet (1 metre)

Open location code

9C9JGMP4+67

OpenStreetMap ID

way 4010974

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=coastline

OpenStreetMap feature

place=islet

GeoNames ID

13285435

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

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