Howmore, South Uist

Name: Howmore
Address: South Uist, United Kingdom

#15 among attractions in South Uist

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Howmore lies on the island of South Uist to the southwest of Loch Druidibeg. The mountain of Haarsal rises to 139 m to the east and immediately south is the smaller settlement of Howbeg. Howmore is also within the parish of South Uist. ()

Coordinates: 57°18'7"N, 7°22'19"W

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South Uist United Kingdom

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Howmore – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Our Lady of the Isles, Ormacleit Castle, Dun Vulan, Hecla.

2.8 miN
Monuments and statues
Our Lady of the Isles, South Uist
73 min walk • Our Lady of the Isles is a sculpture of the Madonna and Child, on South Uist in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. The statue is situated on the western slopes of Ruabhal, a hill near the northern end of South Uist.
3.2 miSW
Forts and castles
Ormacleit Castle, South Uist
82 min walk • Ormacleit Castle is a ruined mansion house of the early 18th century. It is located on South Uist in the Western Isles of Scotland. It was built in the early years of the 18th century by Allan Macdonald, chief of Clanranald, and occupied from 1707.
5.1 miSW
Archaeological site
Dun Vulan, South Uist
131 min walk • Dun Vulan Broch is an Iron Age broch in South Uist, Scotland.
3.8 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Hecla, South Uist
98 min walk • Hecla or Thacla is a mountain on the island of South Uist in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. With a height of 606 metres, it is the second-highest hill on the island. The name Hecla is Norse for "serrated".
4.3 miS
Village
Bornish, South Uist
109 min walk • Bornish is a village and community council area on South Uist in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. Bornish is also within the civil parish of South Uist. The A865 passes through Bornish, on the route between Lochmaddy and Lochboisdale.
4.2 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Beinn Mhòr, South Uist
107 min walk • Beinn Mhòr is a mountain on the island of South Uist in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. With a height of 620 metres, it is the highest point on the island. The name Beinn Mhòr is Gaelic for "big mountain". The correct name for the mountain in Gaelic is Gèideabhal.
1.3 miNE
National park
Loch Druidibeg
33 min walk • Loch Druidibeag is a freshwater loch situated on the island of South Uist, in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. The loch is near the northern end of the island, to the north-east of Howmore and to the east of the A865 road and south of the B890.
3.8 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Beinn Mhòr, South Uist
96 min walk • Beinn Mhòr is a mountain on the island of South Uist in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. With a height of 620 metres, it is the highest point on the island. The name Beinn Mhòr is Gaelic for "big mountain". The correct name for the mountain in Gaelic is Gèideabhal.