Griminish Benbecula

Griminish Benbecula is a bus stop in Western Isles, Scotland. Griminish Benbecula is situated nearby to Benbecula Parish Church, as well as near the peak Cnoc Breac.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Borve Castle and Rueval.

Borve Castle

Castle

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Borve Castle, also known as Castle Wearie, and Caisteal Bhuirgh in Scottish Gaelic, is a ruined 14th-century tower house, located at the south-west of the island of Benbecula, in the Western Isles of Scotland. Borve Castle is situated 2 miles southwest of Griminish Benbecula.

Rueval

Peak

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Rueval is a peak, which is situated 2 miles northeast of Griminish Benbecula.

St Mary’s Chapel

Church

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St Mary’s Chapel is a church, which is situated 2½ miles northwest of Griminish Benbecula.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Benbecula and Creagorry.

Benbecula

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Benbecula is an island in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland, with a population of 1300 in 2021. The name is a medieval mispronunciation: "pen" meaning flat land turned into "ben" for mountain, which it doesn't have.