Minish
Minish is a hamlet in Western Isles, Scotland. Minish is situated nearby to the hamlet Blashaval, as well as near Strumore.Places of Interest
Highlights include The False Men and Ceallasaigh Mòr.
The False Men
Archaeological site
Photo: Marc Calhoun, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Na Fir Bhrèige is a set of three standing stones on the Isle of North Uist in the Outer Hebrides. They lie on the northwestern slope of Blashaval. The stones are set in a line that runs WNW to ESE, nearly in alignment with the peaks of Blashaval and Maari.
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 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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lochmaddy and Weavers Point.
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 2 miles southeast of Minish.
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 3½ miles east of Minish.
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 north of Minish.
Minish
- Type: Hamlet
- Also known as: “Midhinis”
- Category: locality
- Location: Western Isles, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
57.61745° or 57° 37′ 3″ northLongitude
-7.19705° or 7° 11′ 49″ westOpen location code
9C9JJR83+X5OpenStreetMap ID
node 5164561984OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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