Telecommunication Tower of Remote Radar Head Benbecula
Telecommunication Tower of Remote Radar Head Benbecula is a tower in Western Isles, Scotland. Telecommunication Tower of Remote Radar Head Benbecula is situated nearby to the military installation RRH Benbecula, as well as near the village Tigharry.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include RRH Benbecula and Scolpaig Tower.
RRH Benbecula
Military installation
Photo: Glenryanbri, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Remote Radar Head Benbecula or RRH Benbecula, is an air defence radar station operated by the Royal Air Force. It is located at Cleitreabhal a'Deas, 17 kilometres from Lochmaddy on the isle of North Uist in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. RRH Benbecula is situated 440 feet west of Telecommunication Tower of Remote Radar Head Benbecula.
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'. Scolpaig Tower is situated 2½ miles northwest of Telecommunication Tower of Remote Radar Head Benbecula.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tigharry and Malaclete.
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. Tigharry is situated 2 miles west of Telecommunication Tower of Remote Radar Head Benbecula.
Malaclete
Hamlet
Photo: Dannie Calder, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Malaclete is a hamlet, which is situated 3½ miles northeast of Telecommunication Tower of Remote Radar Head Benbecula.
North Uist
Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
North Uist is an island in the Western Isles or Outer Hebrides of Scotland. It measures 20 miles north-south, 25 miles east-west, and is separated from Benbecula to the south by a tidal ford, nowadays bridged by a causeway.
Telecommunication Tower of Remote Radar Head Benbecula
- Type: Tower
- Location: Western Isles, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
57.61739° or 57° 37′ 3″ northLongitude
-7.44444° or 7° 26′ 40″ westElevation
266 feet (81 metres)Open location code
9C9JJH84+X6GeoNames ID
13645496
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