Buaile na Faing
Buaile na Faing is a cape in Western Isles, Scotland.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Dùn Èistean and Butt of Lewis Lighthouse.
Dùn Èistean
Fort
Photo: Chmee2, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Dùn Èistean is a multi-period archaeological site on an inter-tidal sea stack on the north east coast of the Isle of Lewis, near the village of Knockaird in the area of Nis in the Western Isles of Scotland.
Butt of Lewis Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Photo: Rob Burke, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Butt of Lewis Lighthouse, designed by David Stevenson, was built at Butt of Lewis to aid shipping in the 1860s. Unusual for a lighthouse in Scotland, it is constructed of red brick, and is unpainted.
St. Moluag’s Church
Church
Photo: Zenit, CC BY-SA 3.0.
St Moluag's church is a church in the village of Eoropie in Ness in the Isle of Lewis in Scotland. It is one of the busiest visitor attractions in Ness, due to historical importance and because it is easily accessible from the road along a footpath.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Skigersta and Eoropie.
Skigersta
Village
Photo: Anne Burgess, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Skigersta is a village to the south east of Ness on the Isle of Lewis, in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. It is the easternmost settlement in the Ness district and is 5km southeast of the Butt of Lewis.
Eoropie
Village
Photo: AmosWolfe, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Eoropie is the most northerly village on the Isle of Lewis in the parish of Ness, in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. Eoropie is within the parish of Barvas.
Adabrock
Village
Photo: John Lucas, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Adabrock, is a village in the area of Ness, Lewis, in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. Adabrock is within the parish of Barvas, and is situated on the B8015 between Lionel and Eorodale.
Buaile na Faing
- Type: Cape
- Category: landform
- Location: Western Isles, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
58.5007° or 58° 30′ 3″ northLongitude
-6.2226° or 6° 13′ 21″ westOpen location code
9CCMGQ2G+7XOpenStreetMap ID
node 12200095336OpenStreetMap feature
natural=cape
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Localities in the Area
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