Loch na Gearr-abhainn
Loch na Gearr-abhainn is a lake in Western Isles, Scotland. Loch na Gearr-abhainn is situated nearby to the hamlet Craigstrome, as well as near the locality Eileanan Chearabhaigh.Places of Interest
Highlights include Wiay and Eilean na Cille.
Wiay
Island
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Wiay is an uninhabited island in the Outer Hebrides. It lies south-east of Benbecula and measures approximately 375 hectares. The island is very flat with fertile ground and sandy beaches to the west whilst the east is predominantly peat moorland with a rocky coastline incorporating many small islands and inlets.
Eilean na Cille
Islet
Photo: W. L. Tarbert, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Eilean na Cille, south east of Benbecula is an island of the Outer Hebrides connected to Grimsay by a causeway which carries the B891. The road was built to service the pier at Peter's Port, which was constructed in 1896 at cost of £2,000 – although the anchorage is awkward and should not be used without local knowledge.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Benbecula and Eileanan Chearabhaigh.
Benbecula
Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Benbecula is an island in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland, with a population of 1300 in 2021. The name is a medieval mispronunciation: "pen" meaning flat land turned into "ben" for mountain, which it doesn't have.
Eileanan Chearabhaigh
Locality
Photo: W. L. Tarbert, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Eileanan Chearabhaigh is a collection of small uninhabited tidal islands off the south east coast of Benbecula in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. The English language name Keiravagh Islands is sometimes used.
Loch na Gearr-abhainn
- Type: Lake
- Category: body of water
- Location: Western Isles, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
57.4163° or 57° 24′ 59″ northLongitude
-7.2487° or 7° 14′ 55″ westOpen location code
9C9JCQ82+GGOpenStreetMap ID
way 803093666OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterOpenStreetMap feature
water=lake
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