Sursaigh is an island off North Uist in the Sound of Harris, Scotland. It lies 8 kilometres northeast of the village of Lochmaddy and there are numerous nearby islands including Stromay, Sgarabhaigh and Tahay. Sursay is situated 2 miles southwest of Sgeir Sine.

Sgarabhaigh

Island

Photo: John Allan, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Sgarabhaigh is a small uninhabited island in the eastern end of the Sound of Harris, Outer Hebrides, Scotland. It is approximately 40 acres in size and is home to many seabirds, otters and grey seals. Sgarabhaigh is situated 2 miles east of Sgeir Sine.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Borve and Otternish.

Borve

Village

Photo: Jkirriemuir, Public domain.

Borve is a village, which is situated 4 miles west of Sgeir Sine.

Otternish

Locality

Photo: Colin Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Otternish is the former North Uist terminal for the ferry to Berneray, in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. The slipway lies 6 miles north of Lochmaddy, and is situated within the parish of North Uist. Otternish is situated 4 miles west of Sgeir Sine.

Newtonferry

Hamlet

Photo: Bob Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Newtonferry is a small crofting community on the island of North Uist in the Western Isles of Scotland, at the end of the B893 road. Newtonferry is within the parish of North Uist. Newtonferry is situated 5 miles west of Sgeir Sine.

Sgeir Sine

Type: Islet
Categories: coastline, locality, and landform
Location: Western Isles, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

57.69738° or 57° 41′ 51″ north

Longitude

-7.07821° or 7° 4′ 42″ west

Open location code

9C9JMWWC+XP

OpenStreetMap ID

way 1299486172

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=coastline

OpenStreetMap feature

place=islet

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