Loch a‘ Chinn Uacraich

Loch a‘ Chinn Uacraich is in Western Isles, Scotland. Loch a‘ Chinn Uacraich is situated near the islet Lamalum, as well as near Borve Castle.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Borve Castle and St Mary’s Chapel.

Borve Castle

Castle

Photo: Otter, CC BY-SA 3.0.

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 2,100 feet southeast of Loch a‘ Chinn Uacraich.

St Mary’s Chapel

Church

Photo: Otter, CC BY-SA 3.0.

St Mary’s Chapel is a church, which is situated 1½ miles north of Loch a‘ Chinn Uacraich.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Nunton and Benbecula.

Nunton

Village

Photo: Gordon Hatton, CC BY-SA 2.0.

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. Nunton is situated 1½ miles north of Loch a‘ Chinn Uacraich.