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.

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 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

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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. It is also known locally as Tursachan. 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

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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

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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″ north

Longitude

-6.82016° or 6° 49′ 13″ west

Elevation

10 feet (3 metres)

Open location code

9CCM65QH+MW

OpenStreetMap ID

way 302456207

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=coastline

OpenStreetMap feature

place=islet

GeoNames ID

13285555

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Localities in the Area

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