Eilean nan Long
Eilean nan Long is an islet in Western Isles, Scotland. Eilean nan Long is situated nearby to the hamlet Àird nan Srùban, as well as near Baile Glas.Places of Interest
Highlights include Seana Bhaile and Teampull na Trionoid.
Seana Bhaile
Island
Photo: Tom Richardson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Seana Bhaile is a small inhabited island north of Benbecula in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. It is about 55 hectares in extent and the highest point is 11 metres.
Teampull na Trionoid
Photo: Otter, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Teampull na Trionaid is a ruined 13th-century Augustinian nunnery, believed to have been a daughter foundation of Iona Nunnery, at Carinish, on North Uist, in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. Teampull na Trionoid is situated 2 miles northwest of Eilean nan Long.
Carinish School
School building
Photo: Dave Fergusson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Carinish School is a school building, which is situated 2½ miles northwest of Eilean nan Long.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Baile Glas and Carinish.
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.
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 2 miles northwest of Eilean nan Long.
Uachdar
Village
Photo: Nick Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Uachdar is a settlement on the Outer Hebridean Island of Benbecula. Uachdar is within the parish of South Uist. The settlement is home to the only bakery on Benbecula, MacLeans Hebridean Bakery, which also has a small shop in the same complex as the bakery itself. Uachdar is situated 2½ miles southwest of Eilean nan Long.
Eilean nan Long
- Type: Islet
- Categories: coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Western Isles, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
57.50129° or 57° 30′ 5″ northLongitude
-7.27498° or 7° 16′ 30″ westElevation
3 feet (1 metre)Open location code
9C9JGP2G+G2OpenStreetMap ID
way 4011101OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=isletGeoNames ID
13286302
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