Tràigh Iar
Tràigh Iar is a beach in Western Isles, Scotland. Tràigh Iar is situated nearby to the peak Ceann Uachdarach, as well as near the village Sollas.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Vallay and Oronsay.
Vallay
Island
Photo: Lord P in the Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Vallay is an uninhabited tidal island in the Scottish Outer Hebrides. It can be reached from North Uist by a long beach at low tide. Once the island supported a population of nearly sixty people. Vallay is situated 1½ miles west of Tràigh Iar.
Oronsay
Islet
Photo: Jac Volbeda, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Oronsay is a tidal island off North Uist in the Outer Hebrides. Lying to the north of Vallaquie Strand, the island has been uninhabited since the Highland Clearances. Oronsay is situated 2 miles west of Tràigh Iar.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sollas and Malaclete.
Sollas
Village
Photo: Peter Ward, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Sollas is a small crofting township on the northern coast of the island of North Uist, Scotland.
Malaclete
Hamlet
Photo: Dannie Calder, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Malaclete is a hamlet, which is situated 1½ miles south of Tràigh Iar.
North Uist
Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
North Uist is an island in the Western Isles or Outer Hebrides of Scotland. It measures 20 miles north-south, 25 miles east-west, and is separated from Benbecula to the south by a tidal ford, nowadays bridged by a causeway.
Tràigh Iar
- Type: Beach
- Category: landform
- Location: Western Isles, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
57.66369° or 57° 39′ 49″ northLongitude
-7.36125° or 7° 21′ 41″ westOpen location code
9C9JMJ7Q+FGOpenStreetMap ID
way 297966395OpenStreetMap feature
natural=beach
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