Barnacle Rock
Barnacle Rock is an islet in Western Isles, Scotland. Barnacle Rock is situated nearby to the island Solon Mor, as well as near the islet Sgeir nan Uibhein.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Mingulay and Pabbay.
Mingulay
Island
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Mingulay is the second largest of the Bishop's Isles in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. Located 12 nautical miles south of Barra, it is known for an extensive Gaelic oral tradition incorporating folklore, song and stories and its important seabird populations, including puffins, black-legged kittiwakes, and razorbills, which nest in the sea-cliffs, amongst the highest in the British Isles.
Pabbay
Island
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Pabbay is one of the Barra Isles at the southern tip of the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. The name comes from Papey, which is Norse for "island of the papar". Pabbay is situated 2½ miles northeast of Barnacle Rock.
Arnamul
Islet
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Arnamul is a stack off the west coast of Mingulay in the Western Isles, Scotland. Although precipitous, sheep were grazed on its relatively flat summit during the human occupation of Mingulay. Arnamul is situated 2½ miles southwest of Barnacle Rock.
Barnacle Rock
- Type: Islet
- Categories: coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Western Isles, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
56.83103° or 56° 49′ 52″ northLongitude
-7.61987° or 7° 37′ 12″ westOpen location code
9C8JR9JJ+C3OpenStreetMap ID
way 4011760OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=islet
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