Sands of Tong
Sands of Tong is a beach in Western Isles, Scotland. Sands of Tong is situated nearby to the islet Teanga Tunga, as well as near Eilean Mehinish.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Stornoway Airport and Lews Castle.
Stornoway Airport
Aerodrome
Photo: Stephen Branley, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Stornoway Airport is an airfield located 2 NM east of the town of Stornoway on the Isle of Lewis, in Scotland.
Lews Castle
Castle
Photo: David Maclennan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Lews Castle is a Victorian era castle located west of the town of Stornoway, Isle of Lewis, Scotland. It was built in the years 1844–51 as a country house for Sir James Matheson who had bought the whole island a few years previously with his fortune from the Chinese opium trade. Lews Castle is situated 2 miles southwest of Sands of Tong.
Western Isles Hospital
Hospital
Photo: John Haynes, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Western Isles Hospital is a rural general hospital in Stornoway on Lewis in the Western Isles of Scotland. It is managed by NHS Western Isles. Western Isles Hospital is situated 1 mile southwest of Sands of Tong.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Steinish and Tong.
Steinish
Village
Photo: Donald Lawson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Steinish is a village in the Scottish Outer Hebrides, on the Isle of Lewis, near Plasterfield and Stornoway Airport. Steinish is situated within the parish of Stornoway, and is also situated adjacent to the Laxdale estuary.
Tong
Village
Photo: AllyLamont, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Tong is a village on the Isle of Lewis, Scotland, 4 miles northeast of the main town of Stornoway on the B895 road to Back and Tolsta. The population of the village is 527.
Laxdale
Village
Photo: Stephen Branley, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Laxdale is a village in the Scottish Outer Hebrides, on the Isle of Lewis. Although nominally a distinct village, Laxdale is now effectively a suburb of Stornoway.
Sands of Tong
- Type: Beach
- Also known as: “Tràigh Thunga”
- Category: landform
- Location: Western Isles, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
58.2296° or 58° 13′ 47″ northLongitude
-6.35857° or 6° 21′ 31″ westOpen location code
9CCM6JHR+RHOpenStreetMap ID
way 674082484OpenStreetMap feature
natural=beach
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Teanga Tunga and Eilean Mehinish.
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