Loch a‘ Choin
Loch a‘ Choin is a lake in Western Isles, Scotland. Loch a‘ Choin is situated nearby to the locality Geàrraidh Gheure Dubh Mhòr, as well as near the village Garynahine.Places of Interest
Highlights include Callanish IV and Callanish II.
Callanish IV
Archaeological site
Photo: Tumulus, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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 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 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.
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.
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.
Loch a‘ Choin
- Type: Lake
- Category: body of water
- Location: Western Isles, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
58.1581° or 58° 9′ 29″ northLongitude
-6.7128° or 6° 42′ 46″ westOpen location code
9CCM575P+7VOpenStreetMap ID
way 47512158OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterOpenStreetMap feature
water=lake
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