Camas Bàn
Camas Bàn is a bay in Western Isles, Scotland.Places of Interest
Highlights include Ceann Ear and Sibhinis.
Ceann Ear
Island
Photo: Marc Calhoun, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ceann Ear is the largest island in the Monach or Heisgeir group off North Uist in north west Scotland. It is 203 hectares in size. It is the most easterly of the three main Monach Islands, and connected by sandbanks to Ceann Iar via Sibhinis at low tide.
Sibhinis
Islet
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Sibhinis, Siobhanais or Shivinish. is one of the Monach Islands, lying between Ceann Iar to the west and Ceann Ear to the east. It is tidal, and connected at low tide to Ceann Iar by Fadhail Shibhinis, and to Ceann Ear by Faodhail Chinn Ear.
Stocaigh
Island
Stocaigh is one of the Monach Islands. It is a kilometre east of Coilleag Mhòr nan Dàmh in the far north east of Ceann Ear. On its east shore is the Camas Bàn, which is named for its white sand, which consists of finely ground sea shells.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tigharry.
Tigharry
Village
Photo: Dave Fergusson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Tigharry is a small village on the west of North Uist. It is mostly a farming community. There are a few rocky beaches and one point of interest is Kettle's Cave.
Camas Bàn
- Type: Bay
- Category: body of water
- Location: Western Isles, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
57.5343° or 57° 32′ 3″ northLongitude
-7.5809° or 7° 34′ 51″ westOpen location code
9C9JGCM9+PJOpenStreetMap ID
node 2647702808OpenStreetMap feature
natural=bay
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