Morornish
Morornish is a peninsula in Western Isles, Scotland. Morornish is situated nearby to the hamlet Griminish, as well as near the locality Foisigearraidh.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Vallay and Oronsay.
Vallay
Island
Photo: Lord P in the Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Vallay is an uninhabited tidal island in the Scottish Outer Hebrides. It can be reached from North Uist by a long beach at low tide. Once the island supported a population of nearly sixty people.
Oronsay
Islet
Photo: Jac Volbeda, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Oronsay is a tidal island off North Uist in the Outer Hebrides. Lying to the north of Vallaquie Strand, the island has been uninhabited since the Highland Clearances.
Scolpaig Tower
Tower
Photo: Otter, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Scolpaig Tower is a Georgian folly located near the village of Scolpaig on the island of North Uist in the Outer Hebrides. The name probably derives from the Old Norse scolpvik, or 'Scolp Bay'.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Malaclete and Sollas.
Sollas
Village
Photo: Peter Ward, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Sollas is a small crofting township on the northern coast of the island of North Uist, Scotland.
Tigharry
Village
Photo: Dave Fergusson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Tigharry is a small village on the west of North Uist. It is mostly a farming community. There are a few rocky beaches and one point of interest is Kettle's Cave.
Morornish
- Type: Peninsula
- Category: landform
- Location: Western Isles, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
57.65631° or 57° 39′ 23″ northLongitude
-7.43164° or 7° 25′ 54″ westElevation
7 feet (2 metres)Open location code
9C9JMH49+G8OpenStreetMap ID
node 12006648670OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peninsulaGeoNames ID
13286396
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Localities in the Area
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