Loch na Gainmhich
Loch na Gainmhich is in Western Isles, Scotland. Loch na Gainmhich is situated nearby to the peak Beinn Bheag, as well as near the village Callanish.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Callanish Stones and Callanish X.
Callanish Stones
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The Calanais Stones are an arrangement of standing stones placed in a cruciform pattern with a central stone circle, located on the Isle of Lewis, Scotland. Callanish Stones is situated 2 miles southwest of Loch na Gainmhich.
Callanish X
Archaeological site
Photo: Claire Pegrum, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Callanish X is the collapsed remains of a stone circle. It is one of many megalithic structures around the more well-known and larger Calanais I on the west coast of the isle of Lewis, in the Western Isles of the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. Callanish X is situated 1¼ miles south of Loch na Gainmhich.
Callanish III
Archaeological site
Photo: Tumulus, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Callanish III stone circle is one of many megalithic structures around the better-known Calanais I on the west coast of the Isle of Lewis, in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. Callanish III is situated 2 miles south of Loch na Gainmhich.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Callanish and Garynahine.
Callanish
Village
Calanais is a village on the west side of the Isle of Lewis, in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. Calanais is within the parish of Uig. A linear settlement with a jetty, it is on a headland jutting into Loch Roag, a sea loch 13 miles west of Stornoway. Callanish is situated 1½ miles southwest of Loch na Gainmhich.
Garynahine
Village
Photo: F Leask, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Garynahine is a settlement on Lewis, in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. Garynahine is situated at a T-junction where roads from Stornoway, Uig and the west side of Lewis all meet. The roads are the A858 and the B8011. Garynahine is within the parish of Uig. Garynahine is situated 2 miles south of Loch na Gainmhich.
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. Breaclete is situated 4½ miles west of Loch na Gainmhich.
Loch na Gainmhich
- Type: Body of water
- Location: Western Isles, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
58.2213° or 58° 13′ 17″ northLongitude
-6.71548° or 6° 42′ 56″ westOpen location code
9CCM67CM+GROpenStreetMap ID
way 47452855OpenStreetMap feature
natural=water
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