Doune Carloway
Doune Carloway is a village in Western Isles, Scotland. Doune Carloway is situated nearby to the locality Baile an Teampaill, as well as near the neighborhood Kirivick.Places of Interest
Highlights include Dun Carloway and Loch Bhorgastail crannog.
Dun Carloway
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Dun Carloway is a broch situated in the district of Carloway, on the west coast of the Isle of Lewis, Scotland. It is a remarkably well preserved broch – on the east side parts of the old wall still reach to 9 metres tall.
Loch Bhorgastail crannog
Archaeological site
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Loch Bhorgastail crannog is an archaeological site.
Craigeam
Islet
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Craigeam is an islet, which is situated 2 miles northwest of Doune Carloway.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Carloway and Garenin.
Carloway
Village
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Carloway is a crofting township and a district on the west coast of the Isle of Lewis, in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. The district has a population of around 500. Carloway township is within the parish of Uig, and is situated on the A858.
Garenin
Hamlet
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Garenin is a crofting township on the west coast of the Isle of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. Garenin is in the Carloway municipality and has a population of about 80 people. Garenin is situated 2 miles north of Doune Carloway.
Dalmore
Hamlet
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Dail Mòr is a hamlet situated in the Northside of Carloway, a major settlement on the Isle of Lewis in Scotland. The hamlet has a beach and a cemetery. Dalmore is situated 3 miles northeast of Doune Carloway.
Doune Carloway
- Type: Village
- Also known as: “Dùn Chàrlabhaigh”
- Category: locality
- Location: Western Isles, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
58.26874° or 58° 16′ 8″ northLongitude
-6.79539° or 6° 47′ 43″ westOpen location code
9CCM7693+FROpenStreetMap ID
node 388183371OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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