MacLeod’s Tower
MacLeod’s Tower is a ruins in Western Isles, Scotland. MacLeod’s Tower is situated nearby to the lake Loch na Doirlinn, as well as near Tangasdale Beach.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include St Brendan’s Hospital and Castlebay Community School.
St Brendan’s Hospital
Hospital
Photo: Barbara Carr, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Brendan's Hospital is a hospital in Castlebay on the island of Barra, Eileanan Siar. It is managed by NHS Western Isles. St Brendan’s Hospital is situated 1¼ miles southeast of MacLeod’s Tower.
Castlebay Community School
School
Castlebay Community School is a bilingual Gaelic/English school for ages 3–18 on the Scottish island of Barra. There are four schools on Barra - three in Castlebay - the Nursery School/Sgoil àraich, Castlebay Primary School/Bun-sgoil Bhàgh a’ Chaisteil, and… Castlebay Community School is situated 1 mile southeast of MacLeod’s Tower.
Isle of Barra distillery
Distillery
Isle of Barra distillery at Borve, Barra, Scotland is a planned future whisky distillery on Barra. The Barra Distillery company was founded in 2003 but the distillery buildings are still to be constructed. Isle of Barra distillery is situated 1¼ miles northeast of MacLeod’s Tower.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Borve and Castlebay.
Borve
Village
Photo: Dr Julian Paren, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Borve is a village on the west coast of the island of Barra in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. Borve is within the parish of Barra, and is situated on the A888 which is the island's circular main road.
Castlebay
Village
Photo: Paul Store, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Castlebay is the main village and a community council area on the island of Barra in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. The village is located on the south coast of the island, and overlooks a bay in the Atlantic Ocean dominated by Kisimul Castle, as well as nearby islands such as Vatersay.
Caolas
Village
Photo: Barbara Carr, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Caolas, is a small settlement on the island of Vatersay, in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. Caolas is within the parish of Barra. It is the westernmost settlement in Scotland. Caolas is situated 1½ miles southwest of MacLeod’s Tower.
MacLeod’s Tower
- Type: Ruins
- Category: historic site
- Location: Western Isles, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
56.96566° or 56° 57′ 56″ northLongitude
-7.51833° or 7° 31′ 6″ westOpen location code
9C8JXF8J+7MOpenStreetMap ID
way 445378063OpenStreetMap feature
historic=ruins
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Highlights include Loch na Doirlinn and Tangasdale Beach.
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