Sloc Dubh an Dùine
Sloc Dubh an Dùine is a bay in Western Isles, Scotland.Places of Interest
Highlights include Barra Head Island and Mingulay.
Barra Head Island
Island
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Barra Head, also known as Berneray, is the southernmost island of the Outer Hebrides in Scotland. Within the Outer Hebrides, it forms part of the Barra Isles archipelago.
Mingulay
Island
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Mingulay is the second largest of the Barra Isles in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. Located 12 nautical miles south of Barra, it is known for an extensive Gaelic oral tradition incorporating folklore, song and stories and its important seabird populations, including puffins, black-legged kittiwakes, and razorbills, which nest in the sea-cliffs, amongst the highest in the British Isles.
Barra Head Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Photo: Bob Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Barra Head Lighthouse on Barra Head identifies the southern entrance to The Minch, roughly halfway between the Eilean Glas and Rinns of Islay lighthouses.
Sloc Dubh an Dùine
- Type: Bay
- Category: body of water
- Location: Western Isles, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
56.8005° or 56° 48′ 2″ northLongitude
-7.6591° or 7° 39′ 33″ westOpen location code
9C8JR82R+69OpenStreetMap ID
node 9181447233OpenStreetMap feature
natural=bay
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