Rubh‘ an t-Sìth

Rubh‘ an t-Sìth is a cape in Western Isles, Scotland.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Barra Head Island and Mingulay.

Barra Head Island

Island

Barra Head, also known as Berneray, is the southernmost island of the Outer Hebrides in Scotland. Within the Outer Hebrides, it forms part of the Barra Isles archipelago.

Mingulay is the second largest of the Barra Isles in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. Located 12 nautical miles south of Barra, it is known for an extensive Gaelic oral tradition incorporating folklore, song and stories and its important seabird populations, including puffins, black-legged kittiwakes, and razorbills, which nest in the sea-cliffs, amongst the highest in the British Isles.

Barra Head Lighthouse

Lighthouse

Photo: Bob Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Barra Head Lighthouse on Barra Head identifies the southern entrance to The Minch, roughly halfway between the Eilean Glas and Rinns of Islay lighthouses.

Rubh‘ an t-Sìth

Type: Cape
Category: landform
Location: Western Isles, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

56.7874° or 56° 47′ 15″ north

Longitude

-7.6176° or 7° 37′ 3″ west

Open location code

9C8JQ9PJ+XX

OpenStreetMap ID

node 14027370256

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=cape

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Satellite Map

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Keromadal and Leac a‘ Langaich.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Mullach Rumaich and Sgeir Mhòr.

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