Loch na Beiste

Loch na Beiste is in Western Isles, Scotland. Loch na Beiste is situated near the lake Loch nan Clach Mòra, as well as near Loch Grunavat.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: RRH Benbecula and Kilmuir Old Church, Hougharry, North Uist.

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 1 mile northeast of Loch na Beiste.

Kilmuir Old Church, Hougharry, North Uist

Ruins

Photo: Lobster1, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Kilmuir Old Church, Hougharry, North Uist is a ruins, which is situated 2 miles west of Loch na Beiste.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Tigharry and Malaclete.

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 2 miles northwest of Loch na Beiste.

Malaclete

Hamlet

Photo: Dannie Calder, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Malaclete is a hamlet, which is situated 4 miles northeast of Loch na Beiste.

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.

Loch na Beiste

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

57.60366° or 57° 36′ 13″ north

Longitude

-7.459° or 7° 27′ 32″ west

Open location code

9C9JJG3R+F9

OpenStreetMap ID

way 361021584

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=water

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Loch nan Clach Mòra and St Kilda Viewpoint.

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