St Kilda Viewpoint

St Kilda Viewpoint is a scenic viewpoint in Western Isles, Scotland. St Kilda Viewpoint is situated nearby to the peak Cleitreabhal a Deas, as well as near the military installation RRH Benbecula.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include RRH Benbecula and Scolpaig Tower.

RRH Benbecula

Military installation

Photo: Glenryanbri, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Remote Radar Head Benbecula or RRH Benbecula, is an air defence radar station operated by the Royal Air Force. It is located at Cleitreabhal a'Deas, 17 kilometres from Lochmaddy on the isle of North Uist in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. RRH Benbecula is situated 950 feet northeast of St Kilda Viewpoint.

Scolpaig Tower

Tower

Photo: Otter, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Scolpaig Tower is a Georgian folly located near the village of Scolpaig on the island of North Uist in the Outer Hebrides. The name probably derives from the Old Norse scolpvik, or 'Scolp Bay'. Scolpaig Tower is situated 2½ miles northwest of St Kilda Viewpoint.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Tigharry and Malaclete.

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. Tigharry is situated 2 miles west of St Kilda Viewpoint.

Malaclete

Hamlet

Photo: Dannie Calder, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Malaclete is a hamlet, which is situated 3½ miles northeast of St Kilda Viewpoint.

North Uist

Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.

North Uist is an island in the Western Isles or Outer Hebrides of Scotland. It measures 20 miles north-south, 25 miles east-west, and is separated from Benbecula to the south by a tidal ford, nowadays bridged by a causeway.

St Kilda Viewpoint

Type: Scenic viewpoint
Category: tourism
Location: Western Isles, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

57.61577° or 57° 36′ 57″ north

Longitude

-7.45007° or 7° 27′ 0″ west

Open location code

9C9JJG8X+8X

OpenStreetMap ID

node 3595103000

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=viewpoint

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Cleitreabhal a Deas and Cleitreabhal a Tuath.

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