Sromaigh

Sromaigh is an islet in Western Isles, Scotland. Sromaigh is situated nearby to the islet Crois an t-sleuchd, as well as near the island Sunamul.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Benbecula Airport and Teampull na Trionoid.

Benbecula Airport

Aerodrome

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Benbecula Airport is located on the island of Benbecula in the Outer Hebrides, off the West Coast of Scotland. It is a small rural airport owned and maintained by Highlands and Islands Airports Limited. Benbecula Airport is situated 1½ miles southwest of Sromaigh.

Teampull na Trionoid

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Teampull na Trionaid is a ruined 13th-century Augustinian nunnery at Carinish, on North Uist, in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. It is believed to have been a daughter foundation of Iona Nunnery. Teampull na Trionoid is situated 1½ miles northeast of Sromaigh.

Uist and Barra Hospital

Hospital

Ospadal Uibhist agus Bharraigh is a community hospital in Benbecula which provides services on the islands of North Uist, South Uist and Benbecula in the Western Isles of Scotland. It is managed by NHS Western Isles. Uist and Barra Hospital is situated 2½ miles southwest of Sromaigh.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Uachdar and Carinish.

Uachdar

Village

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Uachdar is a settlement on the Outer Hebridean Island of Benbecula. Uachdar is within the parish of South Uist. The settlement is home to the only bakery on Benbecula, MacLeans Hebridean Bakery, which also has a small shop in the same complex as the bakery itself. Uachdar is situated 1½ miles south of Sromaigh.

Carinish

Village

Photo: Anne Burgess, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Carinish, is a hamlet on North Uist, in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. It is in the south of the island, about two miles from the causeway to Benbecula. Carinish is situated 1½ miles northeast of Sromaigh.

Balivanich

Village

Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Benbecula is an island in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland, with a population of 1300 in 2021. The name is a medieval mispronunciation: "pen" meaning flat land turned into "ben" for mountain, which it doesn't have. Balivanich is situated 2½ miles southwest of Sromaigh.

Sromaigh

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

57.50076° or 57° 30′ 3″ north

Longitude

-7.34315° or 7° 20′ 35″ west

Open location code

9C9JGM24+8P

OpenStreetMap ID

way 1347058968

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=coastline

OpenStreetMap feature

place=islet

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