Ormacleit Castle
Ormacleit Castle is a ruined mansion house of the early 18th century. It is located on South Uist in the Western Isles of Scotland. It was built in the early years of the 18th century by Allan Macdonald, chief of Clanranald, and occupied from 1707.Photo: Otter, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Photo: Dave Fergusson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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- Type: Manor estate
- Description: house on South Uist, Outer Hebrides, Scotland, UK, now ruinous
- Also known as: “Caisteal Ormacleit”, “Ormallett House”, “Ormiclate Castle”, and “South Uist, Ormiclate, Ormallett House”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Dun Vulan.
Dun Vulan
Archaeological site
Photo: Otter, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Dun Vulan Broch is an Iron Age broch in South Uist, Scotland. Dun Vulan is situated 2 miles southwest of Ormacleit Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Stoneybridge and Bornish.
Stoneybridge
Village
Photo: Barbara Carr, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Stoneybridge is a village on the island of South Uist in Scotland. The Crois Chnoca Breaca standing stone is situated to the west of the village. Stoneybridge is within the parish of South Uist and the chapel was also situated west of the settlement at Ardmichael, having been in existence prior to 1854.
Bornish
Village
Photo: Colin Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bornish is a village and community council area on South Uist in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. Bornish is also within the civil parish of South Uist. The A865 passes through Bornish, on the route between Lochmaddy and Lochboisdale.
South Uist
Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
South Uist is an island in the Western Isles or Outer Hebrides of Scotland, with a population in 2022 of 1650. It extends 25 miles north-south and 5 miles east-west, and has long been linked by road north to Benbecula and North Uist, and since 2002 it has been linked south to Eriskay.
Ormacleit Castle
- Categories: house, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Western Isles, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
57.26031° or 57° 15′ 37″ northLongitude
-7.40907° or 7° 24′ 33″ westOpen location code
9C9J7H6R+49OpenStreetMap ID
way 1076393102OpenStreetMap feature
historic=manorWikidata ID
Q2968325
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Portuguese—“Ormacleit Castle” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “奥尔马克莱特城堡”
- Chinese: “奧爾馬克萊特城堡”
- Dutch: “Ormacleit Castle”
- French: “château d’Ormacleit”
- French: “Château d’Ormacleit”
- Portuguese: “Castelo Ormacleit”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Crannog and Loch na Lurga.
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