Loch a‘ Chàrnain Mhòir
Loch a‘ Chàrnain Mhòir is a lake in Western Isles, Scotland. Loch a‘ Chàrnain Mhòir is situated nearby to the locality Cnoc a‘ Charnain, as well as near Garadh Shiadair.Places of Interest
Highlights include Dun Carloway and Loch Bhorgastail crannog.
Dun Carloway
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Dun Carloway is a broch situated in the district of Carloway, on the west coast of the Isle of Lewis, Scotland. It is a remarkably well preserved broch – on the east side parts of the old wall still reach to 9 metres tall.
Loch Bhorgastail crannog
Archaeological site
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Loch Bhorgastail crannog is an archaeological site.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Carloway and Breaclete.
Carloway
Village
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Carloway is a crofting township and a district on the west coast of the Isle of Lewis, in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. The district has a population of around 500. Carloway township is within the parish of Uig, and is situated on the A858.
Breaclete
Village
Photo: Iain Macaulay, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Breacleit is the central village on Great Bernera in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. Breaclete is within the parish of Uig. Although the village name comes from a geographical feature rather than a steading it is generally believed to be an ancient settlement.
Garenin
Hamlet
Photo: HelgeRieder, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Garenin is a crofting township on the west coast of the Isle of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. Garenin is in the Carloway municipality and has a population of about 80 people.
Loch a‘ Chàrnain Mhòir
- Type: Lake
- Category: body of water
- Location: Western Isles, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
58.2558° or 58° 15′ 21″ northLongitude
-6.7904° or 6° 47′ 25″ westOpen location code
9CCM7645+8ROpenStreetMap ID
way 47445358OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterOpenStreetMap feature
water=lake
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