Glas Eilean Mòr
Glas Eilean Mòr is an islet in Western Isles, Scotland. Glas Eilean Mòr is situated nearby to An Glais-eilean Meadhonach, as well as near the islet An Gairbh-sgeir.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Flodday and Lochmaddy Sheriff Court.
Flodday
Photo: Oliver Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Flodday is an uninhabited island in Loch Maddy, North Uist in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. The area of the island is recorded as 50 hectares in Rick Livingstone's tables, although it is not listed by Hamish Haswell-Smith in his tabulation of Scottish islands greater in size than 40 hectares.
Lochmaddy Sheriff Court
Courthouse
Photo: Alan Stewart, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Lochmaddy Sheriff Court, also known as County Buildings, is a judicial building in Lochmaddy in Scotland. The building, which continues to be used as a courthouse, is a Category C listed building. Lochmaddy Sheriff Court is situated 2 miles west of Glas Eilean Mòr.
Taigh Chearsabhagh
Building
Photo: Oliver Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Taigh Chearsabhagh is an arts centre and museum in Lochmaddy on the island of North Uist, Scotland. Taigh Chearsabhagh was built in 1741 and originally used as an inn; it has since served as a post office, house and workshop before being developed as an arts centre since 1993. Taigh Chearsabhagh is situated 2 miles west of Glas Eilean Mòr.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Weavers Point and Lochmaddy.
Weavers Point
Locality
Photo: James Allan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Weavers Point is a headland to the north of the entrance to Loch Maddy, on the north eastern coastline of North Uist in the Western Isles of Scotland. There has been a lighthouse on the headland since 1980.
Lochmaddy
Village
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. Lochmaddy is situated 2 miles west of Glas Eilean Mòr.
Glas Eilean Mòr
- Type: Islet
- Categories: coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Western Isles, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
57.5993° or 57° 35′ 58″ northLongitude
-7.11168° or 7° 6′ 42″ westOpen location code
9C9JHVXQ+P8OpenStreetMap ID
way 4010869OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=islet
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