Loch Garbh Buidhe

Places of Interest

Ormacleit Castle

Manor estate

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Ormacleit Castle is a ruined mansion house of the early 18th century. It is located on South Uist in the Western Isles of Scotland. It was built in the early years of the 18th century by Allan Macdonald, chief of Clanranald, and occupied from 1707.

Places in the Area

South Uist

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South Uist is an island in the Western Isles or Outer Hebrides of Scotland, with a population in 2022 of 1650. It extends 25 miles north-south and 5 miles east-west, and has long been linked by road north to Benbecula and North Uist, and since 2002 it has been linked south to Eriskay.

Howmore

Village

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Howmore lies on the island of South Uist to the southwest of Loch Druidibeg. The mountain of Haarsal rises to 139 m to the east and immediately south is the smaller settlement of Howbeg. Howmore is also within the parish of South Uist.

Stoneybridge

Village

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Stoneybridge is a village on the island of South Uist in Scotland. The Crois Chnoca Breaca standing stone is situated to the west of the village. Stoneybridge is within the parish of South Uist and the chapel was also situated west of the settlement at Ardmichael, having been in existence prior to 1854.

Loch Garbh Buidhe

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