Hoe Beg
Hoe Beg is a hamlet in Western Isles, Scotland. Hoe Beg is situated nearby to the hamlet Cheese Bay, as well as near Lochportain.Places of Interest
Highlights include Taghaigh and Sursay.
Taghaigh
Island
Photo: Anne Burgess, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Taghaigh, also known as Tahay, is an island in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. The name originates from the Old Norse tagg-øy meaning island with a prominent hill.
Sursay
Island
Sursaigh is an island off North Uist in the Sound of Harris, Scotland. It lies 8 kilometres northeast of the village of Lochmaddy and there are numerous nearby islands including Stromay, Sgarabhaigh and Tahay.
Hermetray
Island
Photo: John Allan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Hermetray is an uninhabited island off North Uist, in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. Hermetray is situated 2 miles east of Hoe Beg.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Weavers Point and Otternish.
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 south of Hoe Beg.
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. Otternish is situated 4½ miles northwest of Hoe Beg.
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 4½ miles southwest of Hoe Beg.
Hoe Beg
- Type: Hamlet
- Also known as: “Hobeg” and “Tobha Beag”
- Category: locality
- Location: Western Isles, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
57.65542° or 57° 39′ 20″ northLongitude
-7.10607° or 7° 6′ 22″ westOpen location code
9C9JMV4V+5HOpenStreetMap ID
node 5319101214OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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