Eilean a‘ Ghuail
Eilean a‘ Ghuail is an islet in Western Isles, Scotland. Eilean a‘ Ghuail is situated nearby to the hamlet Sidinish, as well as near the village Locheport.Places of Interest
Highlights include Pobull Fhinn and Barpa Langass.
Pobull Fhinn
Photo: Otter, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Pobull Fhinn is a stone circle on the Isle of North Uist in the Outer Hebrides. The name is Gaelic. The first word has been variously spelt as pobull, poball, pobul or as plural pobuill. Pobull Fhinn is situated 2 miles northwest of Eilean a‘ Ghuail.
Barpa Langass
Archaeological site
Photo: Otter, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Barpa Langass or Langass Barp is a Neolithic chambered cairn on the Isle of North Uist in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. It measures around 22 meters in diameter by 5.5 meters in height, and is around 5,000 years old. Barpa Langass is situated 2½ miles northwest of Eilean a‘ Ghuail.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Locheport and Carinish.
Carinish
Village
Photo: Anne Burgess, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Carinish, is a hamlet on North Uist, in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. It is in the south of the island, about two miles from the causeway to Benbecula. Carinish is situated 3½ miles southwest of Eilean a‘ Ghuail.
Baile Glas
Hamlet
Photo: Colin Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Baile Glas or Ballaglasa is a settlement on Grimsay in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. Ballaglasa is within the parish of North Uist. Baile Glas is situated 3½ miles south of Eilean a‘ Ghuail.
Eilean a‘ Ghuail
- Type: Islet
- Categories: coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Western Isles, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
57.55195° or 57° 33′ 7″ northLongitude
-7.24068° or 7° 14′ 27″ westElevation
3 feet (1 metre)Open location code
9C9JHQ25+QPOpenStreetMap ID
way 4010953OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=isletGeoNames ID
13285759
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