Eilean Iain
Eilean Iain is an islet in Western Isles, Scotland. Eilean Iain is situated nearby to the hamlet Muir of Aird, as well as near Dunganichy.Places of Interest
Highlights include Benbecula Airport and Uist and Barra Hospital.
Benbecula Airport
Aerodrome
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Benbecula Airport is located on the island of Benbecula in the Outer Hebrides, off the West Coast of Scotland. It is a small rural airport owned and maintained by Highlands and Islands Airports Limited. Benbecula Airport is situated 1½ miles north of Eilean Iain.
Uist and Barra Hospital
Hospital
Ospadal Uibhist agus Bharraigh is a community hospital in Benbecula which provides services on the islands of North Uist, South Uist and Benbecula in the Western Isles of Scotland. It is managed by NHS Western Isles.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Benbecula and Nunton.
Benbecula
Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Benbecula is an island in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland, with a population of 1300 in 2021. The name is a medieval mispronunciation: "pen" meaning flat land turned into "ben" for mountain, which it doesn't have.
Nunton
Village
Photo: Gordon Hatton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Benbecula is an island in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland, with a population of 1300 in 2021. The name is a medieval mispronunciation: "pen" meaning flat land turned into "ben" for mountain, which it doesn't have.
Balivanich
Village
Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Benbecula is an island in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland, with a population of 1300 in 2021. The name is a medieval mispronunciation: "pen" meaning flat land turned into "ben" for mountain, which it doesn't have. Balivanich is situated 1½ miles northwest of Eilean Iain.
Eilean Iain
- Type: Islet
- Categories: locality and landform
- Location: Western Isles, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
57.45786° or 57° 27′ 28″ northLongitude
-7.35659° or 7° 21′ 24″ westElevation
23 feet (7 metres)Open location code
9C9JFJ5V+49OpenStreetMap ID
way 801736130OpenStreetMap feature
place=isletGeoNames ID
13285707
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