Stac nan Uamhannan

Stac nan Uamhannan is an islet in Western Isles, Scotland. Stac nan Uamhannan is situated nearby to the island Stacannan Chuido, as well as near the archaeological site Stac Dhòmhnaill Chaim.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Stac Dhòmhnaill Chaim and Abhainn Dearg Distillery.

Stac Dhòmhnaill Chaim

Archaeological site

Photo: Duncan Grey, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Stac Dhòmnuill Chaim, or Stac Dhòmhnaill Chaim, or Stac Domhnuill Chaim, is a fortified promontory located near Mangursta on the Isle of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. Stac Dhòmhnaill Chaim is situated 1,600 feet southeast of Stac nan Uamhannan.

Abhainn Dearg Distillery

Distillery

Photo: Tom Richardson, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Abhainn Dearg distillery or Red River distillery is a Scotch whisky distillery in Uig, on the west coast of the Isle of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides. It is the most westerly distillery in Scotland. Abhainn Dearg Distillery is situated 2 miles east of Stac nan Uamhannan.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ardroil and Timsgarry.

Ardroil

Village

Photo: Anne Burgess, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Ardroil is a village on the Isle of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. Ardroil is within the parish of Uig. Ardroil is situated 3 miles east of Stac nan Uamhannan.

Timsgarry

Village

Photo: David Martin, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Timsgarry is a village on the Isle of Lewis, in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. Timsgarry is home to the Baile na Cille Church and the Uig Museum, noted for its giant Chessmen, discovered in the sands in 1831. Timsgarry is situated 3½ miles northeast of Stac nan Uamhannan.

Brenish

Village

Photo: Buckbuchanan, Public domain.

Brenish is a small village situated on the west coast of the Isle of Lewis, which is part of the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. Brenish is within the parish of Uig. The name of the village is sometimes spelt Breanish, however maps normally refer to Brenish. Brenish is situated 4 miles south of Stac nan Uamhannan.

Stac nan Uamhannan

Type: Islet
Categories: coastline, locality, and landform
Location: Western Isles, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

58.1746° or 58° 10′ 29″ north

Longitude

-7.10362° or 7° 6′ 13″ west

Open location code

9CCJ5VFW+RH

OpenStreetMap ID

way 406751587

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=coastline

OpenStreetMap feature

place=islet

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