Sgeir Liath
Sgeir Liath is an islet in Western Isles, Scotland. Sgeir Liath is situated nearby to the island Eilean Thuilm, as well as near the islet Eilean nan Uan.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include HMY Iolaire and Stornoway Airport.
HMY Iolaire
Memorial
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
HMY Iolaire was an iron-hulled steam yacht that was launched in Scotland in 1881 as Iolanthe. She was renamed Mione in 1898; Iolanthe in 1900; and Amalthæa in 1907. HMY Iolaire is situated 3,000 feet west of Sgeir Liath.
Stornoway Airport
Aerodrome
Photo: Stephen Branley, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Stornoway Airport is an airfield located 2 NM east of the town of Stornoway on the Isle of Lewis, in Scotland. Stornoway Airport is situated 1½ miles north of Sgeir Liath.
Arnish Point Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Photo: phil smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Arnish Point Lighthouse is situated 1¼ miles west of Sgeir Liath.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Holm and Parkend and Holm.
Holm
Village
Photo: M J Richardson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Holm Village is a village in the Scottish Outer Hebrides, on the Isle of Lewis near Stornoway. The modern area of Holm can be split into two distinct areas - "Holm Village" and "Holm Road with Parkend".
Parkend and Holm
Hamlet
Photo: M J Richardson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Parkend is a hamlet in the Sandwick region of the Isle of Lewis, although like Melbost, it is not a part of the Eye Peninsula. Many people erroneously believe it to be a suburb of Stornoway, on the island of Lewis and Harris in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland.
Branahuie
Village
Photo: Angus Peck, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Branahuie is a village on the Isle of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. Branahuie is within the parish of Stornoway, and is situated on the A866. It is also close to Stornoway, Stornoway Airport and Melbost.
Sgeir Liath
- Type: Islet
- Categories: coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Western Isles, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
58.18937° or 58° 11′ 22″ northLongitude
-6.33324° or 6° 19′ 60″ westOpen location code
9CCM5MQ8+PPOpenStreetMap ID
way 4012895OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=islet
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