Steir
Steir is a bay in Western Isles, Scotland.Places of Interest
Highlights include Pabbay and Lingeigh.
Pabbay
Island
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Pabbay is one of the Barra Isles at the southern end of the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. The name comes from Papey, which is Norse for "island of the papar".
Lingeigh
Island
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Lingeigh or Lingay is an unpopulated islet in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. It lies towards the southern end of the archipelago, just north of Pabbay and 5 kilometres south of Vatersay. There is a cave on the southeast side of the island.
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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Caolas.
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.
Steir
- Type: Bay
- Category: body of water
- Location: Western Isles, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
56.8558° or 56° 51′ 21″ northLongitude
-7.5569° or 7° 33′ 25″ westOpen location code
9C8JVC4V+86OpenStreetMap ID
node 13645339273OpenStreetMap feature
natural=bay
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