Loch Cùl a’Chleit

Loch Cùl a’Chleit is in Western Isles, Scotland. Loch Cùl a’Chleit is situated nearby to the archaeological site Callanish VI, as well as near the lake Loch a‘ Ghluair.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Callanish IV and Callanish III.

Callanish IV

Archaeological site

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Callanish IV is a prehistoric stone circle on the Isle of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. It was built during the late Neolithic period, around c. 2750 BCE, and is one of several ancient monuments in the wider Callanish complex. Callanish IV is situated 1¼ miles west of Loch Cùl a’Chleit.

Callanish III

Archaeological site

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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 northwest of Loch Cùl a’Chleit.

Callanish II

Archaeological site

Photo: Tumulus, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Callanish II 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 II is situated 2 miles northwest of Loch Cùl a’Chleit.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Garynahine and Callanish.

Garynahine

Village

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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.

Callanish

Village

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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 3 miles northwest of Loch Cùl a’Chleit.

Achmore

Village

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Achmore is a village in the Scottish Outer Hebrides, on the Isle of Lewis. The name means 'big field'. Achmore is within the parish of Lochs and lies on the A858, about 7 miles southwest of Stornoway. Achmore is situated 3½ miles east of Loch Cùl a’Chleit.

Loch Cùl a’Chleit

Type: Body of water
Location: Western Isles, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

58.17777° or 58° 10′ 40″ north

Longitude

-6.6765° or 6° 40′ 35″ west

Open location code

9CCM58HF+49

OpenStreetMap ID

way 47460175

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=water

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Callanish VI and Loch a‘ Ghluair.

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