Glen Geirisdale Forest
Glen Geirisdale Forest is an evergreen forest in Western Isles, Scotland. Glen Geirisdale Forest is situated nearby to the hamlet Cladach Vallay, as well as near the locality Cnoc na Heasha.Places of Interest
Highlights include RRH Benbecula and Vallay.
RRH Benbecula
Military installation
Photo: Glenryanbri, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Remote Radar Head Benbecula or RRH Benbecula, is an air defence radar station operated by the Royal Air Force. It is located at Cleitreabhal a'Deas, 17 kilometres from Lochmaddy on the isle of North Uist in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland.
Vallay
Island
Photo: Lord P in the Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Vallay is an uninhabited tidal island in the Scottish Outer Hebrides. It can be reached from North Uist by a long beach at low tide. Once the island supported a population of nearly sixty people.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include North Uist and Sollas.
North Uist
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.
Sollas
Village
Photo: Peter Ward, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Sollas is a small crofting township on the northern coast of the island of North Uist, Scotland.
Glen Geirisdale Forest
- Type: Evergreen forest
- Also known as: “Coille Ghlinn Gheireasdail”
- Category: forest
- Location: Western Isles, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
57.625° or 57° 37′ 30″ northLongitude
-7.4043° or 7° 24′ 15″ westOpen location code
9C9JJHGW+27OpenStreetMap ID
way 686876696OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=forest
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Cladach Vallay and Cnoc na Heasha.
Notable Places Nearby
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