Bindalein Island
Bindalein Island is an islet in Western Isles, Scotland. Bindalein Island is situated nearby to the village Doune Carloway, as well as near the neighborhood Borrowston.- Type: Islet
- Description: island on the west of Lewis, Outer Hebrides, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Eilean Bhinndealaim”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Dun Carloway and Craigeam.
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.
Campaigh
Islet
Photo: George Brown, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Campaigh or Campay is a steep and rocky islet in outer Loch Ròg, Lewis, Scotland that lies north of Cealasaigh and Little Bernera. A huge natural arch transverses the northern half of the island from south west to north east and there is a large sea cave to the south. Campaigh is situated 2 miles west of Bindalein Island.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Carloway and Garenin.
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 2 miles east of Bindalein Island.
Garenin
Hamlet
Photo: HelgeRieder, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Garenin is a crofting township on the west coast of the Isle of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. Garenin is in the Carloway municipality and has a population of about 80 people. Garenin is situated 2 miles northeast of Bindalein Island.
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 3 miles south of Bindalein Island.
Bindalein Island
- Categories: island, coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Western Isles, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
58.27259° or 58° 16′ 21″ northLongitude
-6.81781° or 6° 49′ 4″ westElevation
23 feet (7 metres)Open location code
9CCM75FJ+2VOpenStreetMap ID
way 47702827OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=isletGeoNames ID
13285718Wikidata ID
Q112334892
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