Cladh Hallan, South Uist

Name: Cladh Hallan
Address: South Uist, United Kingdom

#4 among attractions in South Uist

Top attraction, Archaeological site

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Cladh Hallan is an archaeological site on the island of South Uist in the Outer Hebrides in Scotland. It is significant as the only place in Great Britain where prehistoric mummies have been found. Excavations were carried out there between 1988 and 2002, indicating the site was occupied from 2000 BC. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 57°10'19"N, 7°24'37"W

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South Uist United Kingdom

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Cladh Hallan – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Loch Hallan, Dun Vulan, Easaval, Beinn Ruigh Choinnich.

0.5 miE
Lake
Loch Hallan, South Uist
12 min walk • Loch Hallan is a loch in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. It is located in the parish of South Uist, approximately 1 mile south of Askernish and half a mile northwest of Daliburgh.
5 miN
Archaeological site
Dun Vulan, South Uist
127 min walk • Dun Vulan Broch is an Iron Age broch in South Uist, Scotland.
4.7 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Easaval, South Uist
119 min walk • Easaval is one of the smallest hills on the island of South Uist in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland, with a height of 243 metres.
4.8 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Beinn Ruigh Choinnich, South Uist
124 min walk • Beinn Ruigh Choinnich is a hill which overlooks the port of Lochboisdale on the east coast of the island of South Uist in the Outer Hebrides Scotland.
4.9 miN
Village
Bornish, South Uist
125 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.
7.5 miSE
Island
Calvay
193 min walk • Calvay, is a currently uninhabited island situated in the Sound of Eriskay in the Outer Hebrides, at grid reference NF810126. It is one of ten islands in the Sound of Barra, a Site of Community Importance for conservation.
5.8 miE
Forts and castles
Calvay Castle
149 min walk • Calvay Castle is a ruined castle on an islet close to the island of Calbhaigh, at the eastern approaches to Loch Boisdale, South Uist. The castle is linked by a causeway from Calbhaigh, which becomes inundated at high tide. The castle is a scheduled monument.
1.5 miE
Church
Daliburgh, South Uist
38 min walk • Daliburgh is a crofting township on South Uist, in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. Daliburgh is situated 1+1⁄2 miles west from Lochboisdale, has the second largest population of any township in South Uist, and is also in the parish of South Uist.
4 miE
Village
Lochboisdale, South Uist
102 min walk • Lochboisdale is the main village and port on the island of South Uist, Outer Hebrides, Scotland. Lochboisdale is within the parish of South Uist, and is situated on the shore of Loch Baghasdail at the southern end of the A865.