Loch Fada na Gearrachun

Loch Fada na Gearrachun is in Western Isles, Scotland. Loch Fada na Gearrachun is situated nearby to the lake Loch Beag nan Eun, as well as near the archaeological site Crannog.

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.

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 1½ miles north of Loch Fada na Gearrachun.

RRH Benbecula

Military installation

Photo: Glenryanbri, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Remote Radar Head Benbecula or RRH Benbecula, is an air defence radar station operated by the Royal Air Force. Despite its name, it is not located on the nearby island of Benbecula; instead it is located on South Clettraval on the isle of North Uist, 11 miles from Lochmaddy in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. RRH Benbecula is situated 2 miles south of Loch Fada na Gearrachun.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Malaclete and Sollas.

Malaclete

Hamlet

Photo: Dannie Calder, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Malaclete is a hamlet, which is situated 2½ miles east of Loch Fada na Gearrachun.

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. Sollas is situated 3 miles east of Loch Fada na Gearrachun.

Tigharry

Village

Photo: Dave Fergusson, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Tigharry is a small village on the west of North Uist. It is mostly a farming community. There are a few rocky beaches and one point of interest is Kettle's Cave. Tigharry is situated 3½ miles southwest of Loch Fada na Gearrachun.

Loch Fada na Gearrachun

Type: Body of water
Location: Western Isles, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

57.64483° or 57° 38′ 41″ north

Longitude

-7.43056° or 7° 25′ 50″ west

Open location code

9C9JJHV9+WQ

OpenStreetMap ID

way 361021484

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=water

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