Rubh‘ an Tigh-sheilg
Rubh‘ an Tigh-sheilg is a cape in Western Isles, Scotland.Places of Interest
Highlights include Beinn Ruigh Choinnich and Easaval.
Beinn Ruigh Choinnich
Peak
Photo: Tom Richardson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Beinn Ruigh Choinnich is a hill which overlooks the port of Lochboisdale on the east coast of the island of South Uist in the Outer Hebrides Scotland. Its name is sometimes given in English as Ben Kenneth, although a literal translation would be 'the hill of Kenneth's slope'.
Easaval
Peak
Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Easaval is one of the smallest hills on the island of South Uist in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland, with a height of 243 metres. It is a small rounded hill located south of Lochboisdale near Pollachar in the southernmost part of South Uist, overlooking the Sound of Barra.
Stuley
Island
Photo: Barbara Carr, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Stuley is an island lying to the east of South Uist in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. It lies off the section of coastline between Loch Eynort and Loch Boisdale. It is 45 hectares and 40 metres at its highest point.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include South Uist and Lochboisdale.
South Uist
Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
South Uist is an island in the Western Isles or Outer Hebrides of Scotland, with a population in 2022 of 1650. It extends 25 miles north-south and 5 miles east-west, and has long been linked by road north to Benbecula and North Uist, and since 2002 it has been linked south to Eriskay.
Lochboisdale
Village
Photo: John Lucas, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Lochboisdale is the main village and port on the island of South Uist, Outer Hebrides, Scotland. Lochboisdale is within the parish of South Uist, and is situated on the shore of Loch Baghasdail at the southern end of the A865.
Daliburgh
Village
Photo: Barbara Carr, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Daliburgh is a crofting township on South Uist, in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. Daliburgh is situated 1+1⁄2 miles west from Lochboisdale, has the second largest population of any township in South Uist, and is also in the parish of South Uist.
Rubh‘ an Tigh-sheilg
- Type: Cape
- Category: landform
- Location: Western Isles, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
57.1577° or 57° 9′ 28″ northLongitude
-7.3073° or 7° 18′ 26″ westOpen location code
9C9J5M5V+33OpenStreetMap ID
node 13730480066OpenStreetMap feature
natural=cape
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