Rubha nan Lìon
Rubha nan Lìon is a cape in Western Isles, Scotland.Places of Interest
Highlights include Eilean Chaluim Chille and Rainish Eilean Mòr.
Eilean Chaluim Chille
Island
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Eilean Chaluim Chille is an unpopulated island in the Outer Hebrides. It lies off the east coast of Lewis at the mouth of Loch Erisort. The island reaches a height of 43m in the northeast.
Rainish Eilean Mòr
Islet
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Rainish Eilean Mòr is an uninhabited island in Loch Orasaigh, north of the village of Leurbost in the area of South Lochs on the Isle of Lewis, Lewis and Harris.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Stornoway and Lewis.
Stornoway
Photo: JamesMorrison, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Stornoway is the main town on Lewis and the admin centre for all of Scotland's Outer Hebrides. Indeed it's the only town in these islands; it has the best amenities and transport links, and it's the obvious base for exploring both Lewis and Harris.
Lewis
Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Lewis and Harris are a single large island in the Outer Hebrides or Western Isles of Scotland. It's the third largest island in the British Archipelago, only Great Britain and Ireland being larger.
Leurbost
Village
Photo: Dave Fergusson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Leurbost is a village on the east coast of the Isle of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. It is approximately 6 miles south of Stornoway on the road to Harris.
Rubha nan Lìon
- Type: Cape
- Category: landform
- Location: Western Isles, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
58.1367° or 58° 8′ 12″ northLongitude
-6.4171° or 6° 25′ 1″ westOpen location code
9CCM4HPM+M5OpenStreetMap ID
node 13742282645OpenStreetMap feature
natural=cape
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