Uineasan
Uineasan is an islet in Western Isles, Scotland. Uineasan is situated nearby to the hamlet An Uidh, as well as near Ledaig.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Muldoanich and St Brendan’s Hospital.
Muldoanich
Island
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Muldoanich is an uninhabited island in the Barra Isles archipelago at the southern extremity of the larger island chain of the Outer Hebrides in Scotland. Muldoanich is situated 2 miles southeast of Uineasan.
St Brendan’s Hospital
Hospital
Photo: Barbara Carr, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Brendan's Hospital is a hospital in Castlebay on the island of Barra, Eileanan Siar. It is managed by NHS Western Isles.
Church of our Lady, Star of the Sea, Barra
Church
Photo: Anne Burgess, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Church of our Lady, Star of the Sea, Barra is situated 1½ miles north of Uineasan.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Castlebay and Caolas.
Castlebay
Village
Photo: Paul Store, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Castlebay is the main village and a community council area on the island of Barra in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. The village is located on the south coast of the island, and overlooks a bay in the Atlantic Ocean dominated by Kisimul Castle, as well as nearby islands such as Vatersay. Castlebay is situated 1½ miles north of Uineasan.
Caolas
Village
Photo: Barbara Carr, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Caolas, is a small settlement on the island of Vatersay, in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. Caolas is within the parish of Barra. It is the westernmost settlement in Scotland. Caolas is situated 2 miles northwest of Uineasan.
Borve
Village
Photo: Dr Julian Paren, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Borve is a village on the west coast of the island of Barra in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. Borve is within the parish of Barra, and is situated on the A888 which is the island's circular main road. Borve is situated 3½ miles north of Uineasan.
Uineasan
- Type: Islet
- Categories: coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Western Isles, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
56.93118° or 56° 55′ 52″ northLongitude
-7.48398° or 7° 29′ 2″ westElevation
16 feet (5 metres)Open location code
9C8JWGJ8+FCOpenStreetMap ID
way 1215816306OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=isletGeoNames ID
13286397
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