Gun Emplacement

Gun Emplacement is a ruins in , . Gun Emplacement is situated nearby to the building , as well as near the village .

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Arnish Point Lighthouse and Attendant’s House, Arnish Point Lighthouse, Lewis.

Lighthouse
is situated 430 feet north of Gun Emplacement.

Building
is a building, which is situated 350 feet north of Gun Emplacement.

Memorial
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
was an iron-hulled steam yacht that was launched in in 1881 as Iolanthe. She was renamed Mione in 1898; Iolanthe in 1900; and Amalthæa in 1907. is situated 1 mile east of Gun Emplacement.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sandwick and Parkend and Holm.

Village
is a village in the Scottish , on the and a quasi-suburb of . is situated within the parish of Stornoway.

Hamlet
Parkend is a hamlet in the Sandwick region of the , although like , it is not a part of the Eye Peninsula. Many people erroneously believe it to be a suburb of , on the island of in the of .

is the main town on and the admin centre for all of Scotland's . Indeed it's the only town in these islands; it has the best amenities and transport links, and it's the obvious base for exploring both Lewis and Harris.

Gun Emplacement

Latitude
58.19013° or 58° 11′ 25″ north
Longitude
-6.37087° or 6° 22′ 15″ west
Open location code
9CCM5JRH+3M
Open­Street­Map ID
node 5863776482
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­ruins
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