Poll an Oir
Poll an Oir is a bay in Western Isles, Scotland.Places of Interest
Highlights include Berneray and Dun an Sticir.
Berneray
Photo: Jkirriemuir, Public domain.
Berneray is an island in the Outer Hebrides or Western Isles of Scotland. It's about three miles north-south by two miles east-west, mostly low-lying, and is joined to the larger island of North Uist by road.
Dun an Sticir
Photo: Otter, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Dun an Sticir is an Iron Age broch situated approximately 9.5 kilometers north of Lochmaddy in a loch on North Uist in the Scottish Outer Hebrides. A building was erected on the site in the late medieval period.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Newtonferry and Borve.
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.
Otternish
Locality
Photo: Colin Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Otternish is the former North Uist terminal for the ferry to Berneray, in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. The slipway lies 6 miles north of Lochmaddy, and is situated within the parish of North Uist.
Poll an Oir
- Type: Bay
- Category: body of water
- Location: Western Isles, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
57.7094° or 57° 42′ 34″ northLongitude
-7.1748° or 7° 10′ 29″ westOpen location code
9C9JPR5G+P3OpenStreetMap ID
node 5150775657OpenStreetMap feature
natural=bay
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Cladh Maolrithe and Berneray Visitor Centre.
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