Eilean Mhic Eachain

Eilean Mhic Eachain is an islet in , . Eilean Mhic Eachain is situated nearby to the hamlet , as well as near .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include South Uist and Bornish.

Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is an island in the Western Isles or of Scotland, with a population in 2022 of 1650. 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.

Village
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is a village and community council area on in the , Scotland. is also within the civil parish of South Uist. The A865 passes through , on the route between and . is situated 2½ miles west of Eilean Mhic Eachain.

Village
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is the name of a tack or tenant farm on the island of in the , . It was on this tack that Jacobite heroine Flora MacDonald was born and spent her childhood. is situated 2½ miles southwest of Eilean Mhic Eachain.

Eilean Mhic Eachain

Latitude
57.22633° or 57° 13′ 35″ north
Longitude
-7.33417° or 7° 20′ 3″ west
Elevation
10 feet (3 metres)
Open location code
9C9J6MG8+G8
Open­Street­Map ID
way 231666024
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­coastline
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­islet
Geo­Names ID
13286067
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