Sloc a‘ Chìrein
Sloc a‘ Chìrein is a cape in Western Isles, Scotland.Places of Interest
Highlights include Sandray and Flodday near Vatersay.
Sandray
Island
Photo: GerritR, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Sandray is one of the Barra Isles in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. It never had a large population, and has been uninhabited since 1934. It is now known for its large seabird colony.
Flodday near Vatersay
Island
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Flodday is an uninhabited island, south-west of Barra in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. The island is one of the Barra Isles, lying one mile west of Sandray.
Dun a Chaolais
Archaeological site
Photo: Bubobubo2, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Dun a Chaolais is an archaeological site.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Barra and Castlebay.
Barra
Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Barra is an island in the Outer Hebrides or Western Isles of Scotland. The main village is the ferry port, Castlebay. A causeway links Barra to the island of Vatersay, and further south are the uninhabited islands of Pabbay, Sandray, Mingulay and Berneray.
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.
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.
Sloc a‘ Chìrein
- Type: Cape
- Category: landform
- Location: Western Isles, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
56.9189° or 56° 55′ 8″ northLongitude
-7.5576° or 7° 33′ 27″ westOpen location code
9C8JWC9R+HXOpenStreetMap ID
node 12152649811OpenStreetMap feature
natural=cape
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