Eilean nan Gillean
Eilean nan Gillean is a cape in Western Isles, Scotland.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Vallay and Oronsay.
Vallay
Island
Photo: Lord P in the Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Vallay is an uninhabited tidal island in the Scottish Outer Hebrides. It can be reached from North Uist by a long beach at low tide. Once the island supported a population of nearly sixty people.
Oronsay
Islet
Photo: Jac Volbeda, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Oronsay is a tidal island off North Uist in the Outer Hebrides. Lying to the north of Vallaquie Strand, the island has been uninhabited since the Highland Clearances.
RRH Benbecula
Military installation
Photo: Glenryanbri, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Remote Radar Head Benbecula or RRH Benbecula, is an air defence radar station operated by the Royal Air Force. It is located at Cleitreabhal a'Deas, 17 kilometres from Lochmaddy on the isle of North Uist in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tigharry and Sollas.
Tigharry
Village
Photo: Dave Fergusson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Tigharry is a small village on the west of North Uist. It is mostly a farming community. There are a few rocky beaches and one point of interest is Kettle's Cave.
Sollas
Village
Photo: Peter Ward, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Sollas is a small crofting township on the northern coast of the island of North Uist, Scotland.
Eilean nan Gillean
- Type: Cape
- Category: landform
- Location: Western Isles, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
57.6627° or 57° 39′ 46″ northLongitude
-7.4836° or 7° 29′ 1″ westOpen location code
9C9JMG78+3GOpenStreetMap ID
node 8818989414OpenStreetMap feature
natural=cape
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