Benbecula

Benbecula is a building in Western Isles, Scotland. Benbecula is situated nearby to the peak Cnoc Fraochaig, as well as near St Mary’s RC Church.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Borve Castle and St Mary’s Chapel.

Borve Castle

Castle

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Borve Castle, also known as Castle Wearie, and Caisteal Bhuirgh in Scottish Gaelic, is a ruined 14th-century tower house, located at the south-west of the island of Benbecula, in the Western Isles of Scotland. Borve Castle is situated 1 mile southwest of Benbecula.

St Mary’s Chapel

Church

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St Mary’s Chapel is a church, which is situated 1½ miles northwest of Benbecula.

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 north of Benbecula.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Benbecula and Nunton.

Benbecula

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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.