The Manse

The Manse is a building in Western Isles, Scotland. The Manse is situated near Benbecula Parish Church, as well as near the peak Cnoc Breac.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Borve Castle and Rueval.

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 miles southwest of The Manse.

Rueval

Peak

Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Rueval is a peak, which is situated 2 miles northeast of The Manse.

St Mary’s Chapel

Church

Photo: Otter, CC BY-SA 3.0.

St Mary’s Chapel is a church, which is situated 2½ miles northwest of The Manse.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Benbecula and Creagorry.

Benbecula

Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.

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.

Creagorry

Village

Photo: Barbara Carr, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Creagorry is a village, which is situated 2½ miles south of The Manse.

Uachdar

Village

Photo: Nick Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Uachdar is a settlement on the Outer Hebridean Island of Benbecula. Uachdar is within the parish of South Uist. The settlement is home to the only bakery on Benbecula, MacLeans Hebridean Bakery, which also has a small shop in the same complex as the bakery itself. Uachdar is situated 2½ miles north of The Manse.

The Manse

Type: Building
Location: Western Isles, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

57.44436° or 57° 26′ 40″ north

Longitude

-7.33566° or 7° 20′ 8″ west

Open location code

9C9JCMV7+PP

OpenStreetMap ID

way 359221858

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Benbecula Parish Church and Cnoc Breac.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Griminish Benbecula and War Memorial.

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