Rubha Meall nan Caorach

Rubha Meall nan Caorach is a cape in Western Isles, Scotland.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Eriskay and Calvay.

Eriskay

Eriskay is an island in the Outer Hebrides or Western Isles, linked by causeway to South Uist, and extending 3 miles north-south and 2 miles east-west.

Calvay is a currently uninhabited island situated in the Sound of Eriskay in the Outer Hebrides, at grid reference NF810126. It is one of ten islands in the Sound of Barra, a Site of Community Importance for conservation.

Beinn Sciathan

Peak

Photo: Mipmapped, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Ben Scrien, is the highest point on the Outer Hebridean island of Eriskay. Described as an apparently "uninspiring lump" it nevertheless commands fine views of Barra, South Uist, Skye, Tiree and Coll.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Eoligarry and Ardmore.

Eoligarry

Village

Photo: Barbara Carr, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Eoligarry is a village.

Ardmore

Village

Photo: Alan Stewart, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Ardmhor is a small village in the north east of the Isle of Barra in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. In 2002 a small ferry port was built in the village to serve a new ferry link between Barra and Eriskay as part of the Sound of Barra Integrated Transport Project.