Vacasay Island
Vacasay Island is an island in Western Isles, Scotland. Vacasay Island is situated nearby to the locality Sgeir nan Sgarbh, as well as near Sgeir na Muice Blianais.Places of Interest
Highlights include Great Bernera and Ceabhaigh.
Great Bernera
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Great Bernera is an island in the Outer Hebrides or Western Isles of Scotland. It lies just off the northwest coast of Lewis and is connected by a bridge.
Ceabhaigh
Island
Ceabhaigh is a small island in an arm of Loch Ròg on the west coast of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. It is about 25 hectares in extent. It is not known if the island was ever permanently inhabited.
Eilean Chearstaidh
Island
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Eilean Kearstay is an uninhabited island in Loch Roag in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. It lies south east of Great Bernera, just across the water from the headland of Callanish.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Callanish and Breaclete.
Callanish
Village
Calanais is a village on the west side of the Isle of Lewis, in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. Calanais is within the parish of Uig. A linear settlement with a jetty, it is on a headland jutting into Loch Roag, a sea loch 13 miles west of Stornoway.
Breaclete
Village
Photo: Iain Macaulay, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Breacleit is the central village on Great Bernera in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. Breaclete is within the parish of Uig. Although the village name comes from a geographical feature rather than a steading it is generally believed to be an ancient settlement.
Carloway
Village
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Carloway is a crofting township and a district on the west coast of the Isle of Lewis, in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. The district has a population of around 500. Carloway township is within the parish of Uig, and is situated on the A858.
Vacasay Island
- Type: Island
- Also known as: “Eilean Bhacasaigh” and “Eilean Bhàcasaigh”
- Categories: coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Western Isles, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
58.2253° or 58° 13′ 31″ northLongitude
-6.791° or 6° 47′ 28″ westOpen location code
9CCM66G5+4JOpenStreetMap ID
way 303496578OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=island
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Localities in the Area
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