Eilean Beag
Eilean Beag is an islet in Western Isles, Scotland. Eilean Beag is situated nearby to the locality Mol Mòr, as well as near Sgeir a‘ Chàrrain.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Great Bernera and Dun Carloway.
Great Bernera
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Great Bernera is an island in the Outer Hebrides or Western Isles of Scotland. It lies just off the northwest coast of Lewis and is connected by a bridge.
Dun Carloway
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Dun Carloway is a broch situated in the district of Carloway, on the west coast of the Isle of Lewis, Scotland. It is a remarkably well preserved broch – on the east side parts of the old wall still reach to 9 metres tall. Dun Carloway is situated 2½ miles northeast of Eilean Beag.
Callanish VIII
Archaeological site
Photo: Tumulus, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Callanish VIII stone setting is one of many megalithic structures around the better-known Calanais I on the west coast of the Isle of Lewis, in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. Callanish VIII is situated 2½ miles south of Eilean Beag.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Breaclete and Carloway.
Breaclete
Village
Photo: Iain Macaulay, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Breacleit is the central village on Great Bernera in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. Breaclete is within the parish of Uig. Although the village name comes from a geographical feature rather than a steading it is generally believed to be an ancient settlement.
Carloway
Village
Photo: Chmee2, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Carloway is a crofting township and a district on the west coast of the Isle of Lewis, in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. The district has a population of around 500. Carloway township is within the parish of Uig, and is situated on the A858. Carloway is situated 3½ miles northeast of Eilean Beag.
Callanish
Village
Calanais is a village on the west side of the Isle of Lewis, in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. Calanais is within the parish of Uig. A linear settlement with a jetty, it is on a headland jutting into Loch Roag, a sea loch 13 miles west of Stornoway. Callanish is situated 4 miles southeast of Eilean Beag.
Eilean Beag
- Type: Islet
- Categories: coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Western Isles, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
58.23924° or 58° 14′ 21″ northLongitude
-6.82016° or 6° 49′ 13″ westElevation
10 feet (3 metres)Open location code
9CCM65QH+MWOpenStreetMap ID
way 302456207OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=isletGeoNames ID
13285555
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