Uiskentuie standing stone
Uiskentuie standing stone is an archaeological site in Argyll and Bute, Scottish Highlands, Scotland. Uiskentuie standing stone is situated nearby to the village Bruichladdich, as well as near the town Bowmore.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: standing stone on Islay, Argyll and Bute, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Islay, Uiskentuie” and “Uiskentuie”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Bruichladdich distillery and Bowmore distillery.
Bruichladdich distillery
Distillery
Photo: Laddie09, Public domain.
Bruichladdich Distillery is a distillery on the Rhinns of the isle of Islay in Scotland. The distillery produces mainly single malt Scotch whisky and The Botanist gin. Bruichladdich distillery is situated 2½ miles southwest of Uiskentuie standing stone.
Bowmore distillery
Distillery
Photo: Mick Garatt, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bowmore distillery is a Islay single malt Scotch whisky distillery located on the Isle of Islay, an island of the Inner Hebrides. The distillery, which lies on the South Eastern shore of Loch Indaal, is one of the oldest in Scotland. Bowmore distillery is situated 2½ miles southeast of Uiskentuie standing stone.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bruichladdich and Bowmore.
Bruichladdich
Village
Photo: Andrew Wood, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bruichladdich is a village, which is situated 2½ miles southwest of Uiskentuie standing stone.
Bowmore
Town
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Bowmore is a small town on the Scottish island of Islay, situated on the banks of the sea loch, Loch Indaal. It serves as administrative capital of the island, and gives its name to the noted Bowmore distillery producing Bowmore single malt scotch whisky. Bowmore is situated 2½ miles southeast of Uiskentuie standing stone.
Bridgend
Hamlet
Photo: J M Briscoe, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bridgend is a village on the Inner Hebrides island of Islay off the western coast of Scotland at the tip of Loch Indaal. The village is within the parish of Killarow and Kilmeny. Bridgend is situated 2½ miles east of Uiskentuie standing stone.
Uiskentuie standing stone
- Categories: menhir, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Argyll and Bute, Scottish Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.78758° or 55° 47′ 15″ northLongitude
-6.31842° or 6° 19′ 6″ westOpen location code
9C7MQMQJ+2JOpenStreetMap ID
node 7888169940OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q65241103
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In Other Languages
“Uiskentuie standing stone” goes by many names.
- German: “Menhir von Uiskentuie”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Borraichill Mor, dun site and Foreland House, Islay.
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