Sgeir nam Faoileag
Sgeir nam Faoileag is an island in Western Isles, Scotland. Sgeir nam Faoileag is situated nearby to the locality Grimersta, as well as near the village Callanish.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Callanish Stones and Callanish IV.
Callanish Stones
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The Calanais Stones are an arrangement of standing stones placed in a cruciform pattern with a central stone circle, located on the Isle of Lewis, Scotland. Callanish Stones is situated 2 miles north of Sgeir nam Faoileag.
Callanish IV
Archaeological site
Photo: Tumulus, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Callanish IV stone circle 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 IV is situated 2 miles east of Sgeir nam Faoileag.
Eilean Chearstaidh
Island
Photo: Bob Embleton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Eilean Kearstay is an uninhabited island in Loch Roag in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. It lies south east of Great Bernera, just across the water from the headland of Callanish. Eilean Chearstaidh is situated 2 miles north of Sgeir nam Faoileag.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Callanish and Garynahine.
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 2 miles northeast of Sgeir nam Faoileag.
Garynahine
Village
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Garynahine is a settlement on Lewis, in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. Garynahine is situated at a T-junction where roads from Stornoway, Uig and the west side of Lewis all meet. The roads are the A858 and the B8011. Garynahine is within the parish of Uig. Garynahine is situated 2½ miles northeast of Sgeir nam Faoileag.
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. Breaclete is situated 4½ miles northwest of Sgeir nam Faoileag.
Sgeir nam Faoileag
- Type: Island
- Category: landform
- Location: Western Isles, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
58.17237° or 58° 10′ 21″ northLongitude
-6.7626° or 6° 45′ 45″ westElevation
157 feet (48 metres)Open location code
9CCM56CP+WXGeoNames ID
13285559
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