Cliff
Cliff is a small settlement on the Isle of Lewis, in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. Cliff is within the parish of Uig. The settlement is situated on a minor road, off the B8011.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Robert Struthers, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Hamlet
- Description: village on the Isle of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Cliff, Lewis” and “Cliobh”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Pabaigh Mòr and Vacsay.
Pabaigh Mòr
Island
Photo: Marc Calhoun, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Pabay Mòr or Pabaigh Mòr is an uninhabited island in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. Pabaigh Mòr is situated 1½ miles northeast of Cliff.
Vacsay
Island
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Vacsay is one of the Outer Hebrides. It is off the west coast of Lewis in West Loch Roag. It is 41 hectares in size, and 34 metres at its highest point. Vacsay is situated 2 miles northeast of Cliff.
Flodaigh
Flodaigh is a small island in Loch Roag on the west coast of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. It is about 33 hectares in extent and the highest point is 48 metres. Flodaigh is situated 2 miles southeast of Cliff.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kneep and Timsgarry.
Kneep
Village
Photo: Sarah Egan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Kneep is a village on the Isle of Lewis, in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. Kneep is within the parish of Uig. Various archaeological discoveries have been made at Kneep, including a Viking cemetery and a number of Viking burials, as well as a cist.
Timsgarry
Village
Photo: David Martin, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Timsgarry is a village on the Isle of Lewis, in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. Timsgarry is home to the Baile na Cille Church and the Uig Museum, noted for its giant Chessmen, discovered in the sands in 1831. Timsgarry is situated 2 miles southwest of Cliff.
Aird Uig
Village
Photo: Anne Burgess, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Aird Uig is a village on the Isle of Lewis, in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. Aird Uig is within the parish of Uig, and is situated on the C40 minor road which joins to the B8011 at Timsgarry. Aird Uig is situated 2½ miles northwest of Cliff.
Cliff
- Categories: village and locality
- Location: Western Isles, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
58.21549° or 58° 12′ 56″ northLongitude
-6.96961° or 6° 58′ 11″ westOpen location code
9CCM628J+55OpenStreetMap ID
node 4825175535OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletWikidata ID
Q5132512
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In Other Languages
From Basque to French—“Cliff” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Cliff (Lewis)”
- Basque: “Cliff”
- Dutch: “Cliff, Lewis”
- French: “Cliff”
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Highlights include Traigh Na Clibhe, possible broch site and Cliff Beach.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Cliff”. Photo: Robert Struthers, CC BY-SA 2.0.