Loch an Athain
Loch an Athain is in Western Isles, Scotland. Loch an Athain is situated nearby to the lake Loch Bhacasaraidh, as well as near Loch Dubh.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Ormacleit Castle.
Ormacleit Castle
Manor estate
Photo: Otter, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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. Ormacleit Castle is situated 1½ miles west of Loch an Athain.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Stoneybridge and Bornish.
Stoneybridge
Village
Photo: Barbara Carr, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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.
Bornish
Village
Photo: Colin Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bornish is a village and community council area on South Uist in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. Bornish is also within the civil parish of South Uist. The A865 passes through Bornish, on the route between Lochmaddy and Lochboisdale. Bornish is situated 2 miles southwest of Loch an Athain.
South Uist
Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.
Loch an Athain
- Type: Body of water
- Location: Western Isles, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
57.26828° or 57° 16′ 6″ northLongitude
-7.37313° or 7° 22′ 23″ westOpen location code
9C9J7J9G+8QOpenStreetMap ID
way 237414648OpenStreetMap feature
natural=water
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