Eilean Dubh

Eilean Dubh is an islet in Western Isles, Scotland. Eilean Dubh is situated nearby to the archaeological site Dùn Buidhe, as well as near Uist Community Riding School.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Benbecula Airport and Uist and Barra Hospital.

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.

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 1½ miles west of Eilean Dubh.

St Mary’s Chapel

Church

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St Mary’s Chapel is a church, which is situated 2 miles southwest of Eilean Dubh.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Uachdar and Balivanich.

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.

Balivanich

Village

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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.