Eilean Ailein
Eilean Ailein is an islet in Western Isles, Scotland. Eilean Ailein is situated nearby to the locality A‘ Chìr Ghorm, as well as near Caolas Stulaigh.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Stuley.
Stuley
Island
Photo: Barbara Carr, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Stuley is an island lying to the east of South Uist in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. It lies off the section of coastline between Loch Eynort and Loch Boisdale. It is 45 hectares and 40 metres at its highest point. Stuley is situated 2½ miles southeast of Eilean Ailein.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include South Uist and Milton.
South Uist
Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
South Uist is an island in the Western Isles or Outer Hebrides of Scotland, with a population in 2011 of 1897. It extends 25 miles north-south and 5 miles east-west, and has long been linked by road north to Benbecula and North Uist, and since 2002 it has been linked south to Eriskay.
Milton
Village
Photo: John Allan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Milton is the name of a tack or tenant farm on the island of South Uist in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. It was on this tack that Jacobite heroine Flora MacDonald was born and spent her childhood. Milton is situated 4 miles west of Eilean Ailein.
Askernish
Village
Photo: Jeremy Wilson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Askernish is a crofting community on South Uist, in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. Askernish is in the parish of South Uist, and is situated on the A865 north of Daliburgh. Askernish is situated 4½ miles southwest of Eilean Ailein.
Eilean Ailein
- Type: Islet
- Categories: coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Western Isles, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
57.21505° or 57° 12′ 54″ northLongitude
-7.29506° or 7° 17′ 42″ westElevation
7 feet (2 metres)Open location code
9C9J6P83+2XOpenStreetMap ID
way 4011618OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=isletGeoNames ID
13286066
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as A‘ Chìr Ghorm and Caolas Stulaigh.
Notable Places Nearby
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