Loch Collaval

Loch Collaval is in Western Isles, Scotland. Loch Collaval is situated near the lake Loch na Buaile Bige, as well as near the islet Eilean Trosdam.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Eilean Chearstaidh and Callanish IV.

Eilean Chearstaidh

Island

Photo: Bob Embleton, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Eilean Kearstay is an uninhabited island in Loch Roag in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. It lies south east of Great Bernera, just across the water from the headland of Callanish.

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 IV is situated 2 miles east of Loch Collaval.

Ceabhaigh

Island

Ceabhaigh is a small island in an arm of Loch Ròg on the west coast of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. It is about 25 hectares in extent. It is not known if the island was ever permanently inhabited. Ceabhaigh is situated 2½ miles north of Loch Collaval.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Callanish and Garynahine.

Callanish

Village

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 2.5.

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. Garynahine is situated 2 miles east of Loch Collaval.

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 northwest of Loch Collaval.

Loch Collaval

Type: Body of water
Also known as: “Loch Culabhal”
Location: Western Isles, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

58.18082° or 58° 10′ 51″ north

Longitude

-6.76116° or 6° 45′ 40″ west

Open location code

9CCM56JQ+8G

OpenStreetMap ID

way 47659476

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=water

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Loch na Buaile Bige and Eilean Trosdam.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Loch an Eadragain and Bradan.

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