Lochan na Sniovasord Iosal

Lochan na Sniovasord Iosal is in Western Isles, Scotland. Lochan na Sniovasord Iosal is situated nearby to the lake Loch a‘ Bhràghad, as well as near the peak Cleite Mòr a‘ Bhràghad.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Great Bernera and Callanish Stones.

Great Bernera

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Great Bernera is an island in the Outer Hebrides or Western Isles of Scotland. It lies just off the northwest coast of Lewis and is connected by a bridge.

The Calanais Stones are a prehistoric stone circle and stone alignment on the west coast of the Isle of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. The monument was built during the Neolithic period, around c. 2750 BC. Callanish Stones is situated 2½ miles east of Lochan na Sniovasord Iosal.

Callanish VIII

Archaeological site

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The Callanish VIII stone setting 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. It is also known locally as Tursachan. Callanish VIII is situated 1½ miles northwest of Lochan na Sniovasord Iosal.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Callanish and Breaclete.

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 2½ miles east of Lochan na Sniovasord Iosal.

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 3 miles northwest of Lochan na Sniovasord Iosal.

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. Garynahine is situated 3½ miles east of Lochan na Sniovasord Iosal.

Lochan na Sniovasord Iosal

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

58.18787° or 58° 11′ 16″ north

Longitude

-6.80445° or 6° 48′ 16″ west

Open location code

9CCM55QW+46

OpenStreetMap ID

way 47860755

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=water

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Loch a‘ Bhràghad and Cleite Beag a‘ Bhràghad.

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