Lochportain
Lochportain is a bus stop in Western Isles, Scotland. Lochportain is situated nearby to the lake Cama-loch, as well as near the islet Eilean nam Faoileag.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Flodday and Ceallasaigh Beag.
Flodday
Photo: Oliver Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Flodday is an uninhabited island in Loch Maddy, North Uist in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. The area of the island is recorded as 50 hectares in Rick Livingstone's tables, although it is not listed by Hamish Haswell-Smith in his tabulation of Scottish islands greater in size than 40 hectares.
Ceallasaigh Beag
Island
Photo: W. L. Tarbert, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ceallasaigh Beag is a low-lying island in Loch Maddy off North Uist in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. This an area of shallow lagoons filled and drained by the tides each day. Ceallasaigh Mòr lies to the south and these two islets are connected by a narrow strip of sand during some low tides. Ceallasaigh Beag is situated 1½ miles west of Lochportain.
Ceallasaigh Mòr
Island
Ceallasaigh Mòr is a low-lying island in Loch Maddy off North Uist in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. This an area of shallow lagoons filled and drained by the tides each day. Ceallasaigh Beag lies to the south and these two islets are connected by a narrow strip of sand at low tide. Ceallasaigh Mòr is situated 2 miles west of Lochportain.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Weavers Point and Lochmaddy.
Weavers Point
Locality
Photo: James Allan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Weavers Point is a headland to the north of the entrance to Loch Maddy, on the north eastern coastline of North Uist in the Western Isles of Scotland. There has been a lighthouse on the headland since 1980. Weavers Point is situated 2 miles southeast of Lochportain.
Lochmaddy
Village
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. Lochmaddy is situated 2½ miles southwest of Lochportain.
Newtonferry
Hamlet
Photo: Bob Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Newtonferry is a small crofting community on the island of North Uist in the Western Isles of Scotland, at the end of the B893 road. Newtonferry is within the parish of North Uist. Newtonferry is situated 5 miles northwest of Lochportain.
Lochportain
- Type: Bus stop
- Category: transportation
- Location: Western Isles, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
57.63337° or 57° 38′ 0″ northLongitude
-7.12484° or 7° 7′ 29″ westOpen location code
9C9JJVMG+83OpenStreetMap ID
node 502598912OpenStreetMap feature
highway=bus_stop
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