Sgeir nam Biast
Sgeir nam Biast is an islet in Highland Council, Scotland. Sgeir nam Biast is situated nearby to the peak Stacan Sgùrr a‘ Bhàgh, as well as near the islet Mingay.Photo: George Brown, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Islet
- Description: islet off Skye, Highland, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Sgeir nam Biast, Skye”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Isay and Mingay.
Isay
Island
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Isay is an uninhabited island in the Inner Hebrides of the west coast of Scotland. It lies in Loch Dunvegan, 1 kilometre off the northwest coast of the Isle of Skye.
Mingay
Islet
Photo: John Wilson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Mingay is an islet in the Inner Hebrides off Skye and Isay. Together with Isay and Loch Dunvegan, it is designated as a Special Area of Conservation owing to the breeding colonies of the common seal.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Stein and Lower Halistra.
Stein
Photo: Mike Peel, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Stein is a small settlement on Waternish, the middle peninsula of the north coast of Skye, in the Scottish Hebrides. It's scenic but tiny. More visitor facilities can be found a few miles east at Edinbane, which lies along the main road between Portree and Dunvegan.
Lower Halistra
Locality
Photo: Richard Dorrell, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Lower Halistra is a locality, which is situated 2 miles north of Sgeir nam Biast.
Claigan
Hamlet
Claigan is a small coastal settlement on the north east shore of the sea loch, Loch Dunvegan, on the Waternish peninsula, in north western Isle of Skye, Scottish Highlands and is in the Scottish council area of Highland. Claigan is situated 2 miles south of Sgeir nam Biast.
Sgeir nam Biast
- Categories: coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
57.5146° or 57° 30′ 53″ northLongitude
-6.61524° or 6° 36′ 55″ westOpen location code
9C9MG97M+RWOpenStreetMap ID
way 157534021OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=isletWikidata ID
Q102290190
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Stacan Sgùrr a‘ Bhàgh and Lime Kiln.
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