An Gairbh-sgeir

An Gairbh-sgeir is an islet in Western Isles, Scotland. An Gairbh-sgeir is situated nearby to An Glais-eilean Meadhonach, as well as near the island Hamersay.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Flodday and Lochmaddy Sheriff Court.

Flodday

Photo: Oliver Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Flodday is an uninhabited island in Loch Maddy, North Uist in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. The area of the island is recorded as 50 hectares in Rick Livingstone's tables, although it is not listed by Hamish Haswell-Smith in his tabulation of Scottish islands greater in size than 40 hectares.

Lochmaddy Sheriff Court

Courthouse

Photo: Alan Stewart, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Lochmaddy Sheriff Court, also known as County Buildings, is a judicial building in Lochmaddy in Scotland. The building, which continues to be used as a courthouse, is a Category C listed building. Lochmaddy Sheriff Court is situated 1¼ miles west of An Gairbh-sgeir.

Ceallasaigh Beag

Island

Photo: W. L. Tarbert, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Ceallasaigh Beag is a low-lying island in Loch Maddy off North Uist in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. This an area of shallow lagoons filled and drained by the tides each day. Ceallasaigh Mòr lies to the south and these two islets are connected by a narrow strip of sand during some low tides. Ceallasaigh Beag is situated 2 miles northwest of An Gairbh-sgeir.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Weavers Point and Lochmaddy.

Weavers Point

Locality

Photo: James Allan, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Weavers Point is a headland to the north of the entrance to Loch Maddy, on the north eastern coastline of North Uist in the Western Isles of Scotland. There has been a lighthouse on the headland since 1980.

Lochmaddy

Village

Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.

North Uist is an island in the Western Isles or Outer Hebrides of Scotland. It measures 20 miles north-south, 25 miles east-west, and is separated from Benbecula to the south by a tidal ford, nowadays bridged by a causeway.