Our Lady of the Sea
Our Lady of the Sea is a work of art in Western Isles, Scotland. Our Lady of the Sea is situated nearby to the peak Heaval, as well as near Hartaval.- Type: Work of art
- Artwork type: statue
- Also known as: “Moire Maighdeannan”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Heaval and Church of our Lady, Star of the Sea, Barra.
Heaval
Peak
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Heaval is the highest hill on the Outer Hebridean island of Barra, Scotland. The highest point is 383 metres high above sea level and it is located 1.5 km northeast of Castlebay.
Church of our Lady, Star of the Sea, Barra
Church
Photo: Anne Burgess, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Church of our Lady, Star of the Sea, Barra is situated 1 mile southwest of Our Lady of the Sea.
Barra Island Lifeboat Station
Building
Photo: Gordon Hatton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Barra Island Lifeboat Station is located at Castlebay, a village at the southern end of the Isle of Barra, part of the Outer Hebrides, an archipelago sitting off the north-west coast of Scotland. Barra Island Lifeboat Station is situated 1 mile southwest of Our Lady of the Sea.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Castlebay and Barra.
Castlebay
Village
Photo: Paul Store, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Castlebay is the main village and a community council area on the island of Barra in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. The village is located on the south coast of the island, and overlooks a bay in the Atlantic Ocean dominated by Kisimul Castle, as well as nearby islands such as Vatersay.
Barra
Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Barra is an island in the Outer Hebrides or Western Isles of Scotland. The main village is the ferry port, Castlebay. A causeway links Barra to the island of Vatersay, and further south are the uninhabited islands of Pabbay, Sandray, Mingulay and Berneray.
Borve
Village
Photo: Dr Julian Paren, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Borve is a village on the west coast of the island of Barra in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. Borve is within the parish of Barra, and is situated on the A888 which is the island's circular main road. Borve is situated 2 miles northwest of Our Lady of the Sea.
Our Lady of the Sea
- Category: tourism
- Location: Western Isles, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
56.96429° or 56° 57′ 51″ northLongitude
-7.46573° or 7° 27′ 57″ westInception
1954Open location code
9C8JXG7M+PPOpenStreetMap ID
node 6431383355OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=artworkOpenStreetMap attribute
artwork_type=statue
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Highlights include Hartaval and Sheabhal North Top.
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