Uiginish Point
Uiginish Point is a lighthouse in Highland Council, Scotland. Uiginish Point is situated nearby to the islet Gairbh Eilein, as well as near Stack na Bearta.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Dunvegan Castle and Dun Fiadhairt.
Dunvegan Castle
Photo: Klaus with K, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Dunvegan Castle is located 1 mile to the north of Dunvegan on the Isle of Skye, off the west coast of Scotland. It is the seat of the MacLeod of MacLeod, chief of the Clan MacLeod. Dunvegan Castle is situated 3,900 feet east of Uiginish Point.
Dun Fiadhairt
Archaeological site
Photo: John Allan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Dun Fiadhairt is an Iron Age broch located on the north coast of the island of Skye, in Scotland. Dun Fiadhairt is situated 1 mile north of Uiginish Point.
Dunvegan Parish Church
Church
Photo: Richard Dorrell, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Dunvegan is a village on the Isle of Skye in Scotland. It is famous for Dunvegan Castle, seat of the chiefs of Clan MacLeod. Dunvegan is within the parish of Duirinish. In 2011, it had a population of 386. Dunvegan Parish Church is situated 1¼ miles southeast of Uiginish Point.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Skinidin and Dunvegan.
Dunvegan
Dunvegan is a small village on Skye in the Scottish Inner Hebrides, with a population of 386 in 2011. The main draw is the castle. Dunvegan is also a base for exploring Duirnish, the peninsula to the west.
Colbost
Photo: JoachimKohlerBremen, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Colbost is the first of a straggle of tiny settlements on the Duirnish Peninsula in the northwest of Skye. The others are Totaig, Glendale, Lephin and Milovaig, then the road dead-ends.
Uiginish Point
- Type: Lighthouse
- Roof shape: flat
- Categories: building, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
57.44719° or 57° 26′ 50″ northLongitude
-6.61003° or 6° 36′ 36″ westHeight
13 feet (4 metres)Open location code
9C9MC9WQ+VXOpenStreetMap ID
way 533334467OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=lighthouseOpenStreetMap attribute
roof-shape=flat
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Gairbh Eilein and Stack na Bearta.
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